diff --git a/db/migrate/20180528141303_fix_accounts_unique_index.rb b/db/migrate/20180528141303_fix_accounts_unique_index.rb
index 624ea229e..bd4e158b7 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20180528141303_fix_accounts_unique_index.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20180528141303_fix_accounts_unique_index.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ class FixAccountsUniqueIndex < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.2]
     def local?
       domain.nil?
     end
+
+    def acct
+      local? ? username : "#{username}@#{domain}"
+    end
   end
 
   disable_ddl_transaction!