diff --git a/bookwyrm/activitystreams.py b/bookwyrm/activitystreams.py
index 7afa69921..3e1432a4b 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/activitystreams.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/activitystreams.py
@@ -343,6 +343,10 @@ def add_status_on_create(sender, instance, created, *args, **kwargs):
 
 def add_status_on_create_command(sender, instance, created):
     """runs this code only after the database commit completes"""
+    # boosts trigger 'saves" twice, so don't bother duplicating the task
+    if sender == models.Boost and not created:
+        return
+
     priority = STREAMS
     # check if this is an old status, de-prioritize if so
     # (this will happen if federation is very slow, or, more expectedly, on csv import)
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/fields.py b/bookwyrm/models/fields.py
index 3fe035f58..d21c9363d 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/fields.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/fields.py
@@ -368,10 +368,16 @@ class TagField(ManyToManyField):
             activity_type = item.__class__.__name__
             if activity_type == "User":
                 activity_type = "Mention"
+
+            if activity_type == "Hashtag":
+                name = item.name
+            else:
+                name = f"@{getattr(item, item.name_field)}"
+
             tags.append(
                 activitypub.Link(
                     href=item.remote_id,
-                    name=f"@{getattr(item, item.name_field)}",
+                    name=name,
                     type=activity_type,
                 )
             )
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/book/editions/search_filter.html b/bookwyrm/templates/book/editions/search_filter.html
index 91c76422d..d4cba6baf 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/book/editions/search_filter.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/book/editions/search_filter.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 {% block filter %}
 <div class="control">
     <label class="label" for="id_search">{% trans "Search editions" %}</label>
-    <input type="text" class="input" name="q" value="{{ request.GET.q|default:'' }}" id="id_search">
+    <input type="text" class="input" name="q" value="{{ request.GET.q|default:'' }}" id="id_search" spellcheck="false">
 </div>
 {% endblock %}
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/get_started/books.html b/bookwyrm/templates/get_started/books.html
index 93196dbcf..47f427a02 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/get_started/books.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/get_started/books.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <h2 class="title is-4">{% trans "What are you reading?" %}</h2>
     <form class="field has-addons" method="get" action="{% url 'get-started-books' %}">
         <div class="control">
-            <input type="text" name="query" value="{{ request.GET.query }}" class="input" placeholder="{% trans 'Search for a book' %}" aria-label="{% trans 'Search for a book' %}">
+            <input type="text" name="query" value="{{ request.GET.query }}" class="input" placeholder="{% trans 'Search for a book' %}" aria-label="{% trans 'Search for a book' %}" spellcheck="false">
             {% if request.GET.query and not book_results %}
             <p class="help">{% blocktrans with query=request.GET.query %}No books found for "{{ query }}"{% endblocktrans %}. {% blocktrans %}You can add books when you start using {{ site_name }}.{% endblocktrans %}</p>
             {% endif %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/get_started/users.html b/bookwyrm/templates/get_started/users.html
index 4f95882f5..136efe378 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/get_started/users.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/get_started/users.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <p class="subtitle is-6">{% trans "You can follow users on other BookWyrm instances and federated services like Mastodon." %}</p>
     <form class="field has-addons" method="get" action="{% url 'get-started-users' %}">
         <div class="control">
-            <input type="text" name="query" value="{{ request.GET.query }}" class="input" placeholder="{% trans 'Search for a user' %}" aria-label="{% trans 'Search for a user' %}">
+            <input type="text" name="query" value="{{ request.GET.query }}" class="input" placeholder="{% trans 'Search for a user' %}" aria-label="{% trans 'Search for a user' %}" spellcheck="false">
             {% if request.GET.query and no_results %}
             <p class="help">{% blocktrans with query=request.GET.query %}No users found for "{{ query }}"{% endblocktrans %}</p>
             {% endif %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/groups/members.html b/bookwyrm/templates/groups/members.html
index 0fa4048fa..ff09b9ec2 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/groups/members.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/groups/members.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 <div class="block">
     <form class="field has-addons" method="get" action="{% url 'group-find-users' group.id %}">
         <div class="control">
-            <input type="text" name="user_query" value="{{ request.GET.user_query }}" class="input" placeholder="{% trans 'Search to add a user' %}" aria-label="{% trans 'Search to add a user' %}">
+            <input type="text" name="user_query" value="{{ request.GET.user_query }}" class="input" placeholder="{% trans 'Search to add a user' %}" aria-label="{% trans 'Search to add a user' %}" spellcheck="false">
         </div>
         <div class="control" id="tour-group-member-search">
             <button class="button" type="submit">
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html b/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
index 239137b8a..e6f8a6f84 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
                         {% else %}
                             {% trans "Search for a book" as search_placeholder %}
                         {% endif %}
-                        <input aria-label="{{ search_placeholder }}" id="tour-search" class="input" type="text" name="q" placeholder="{{ search_placeholder }}" value="{{ query }}">
+                        <input aria-label="{{ search_placeholder }}" id="tour-search" class="input" type="text" name="q" placeholder="{{ search_placeholder }}" value="{{ query }}" spellcheck="false">
                     </div>
                     <div class="control">
                         <button class="button" type="submit">
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list.html b/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list.html
index 6824f5007..3fba25b8c 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list.html
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
         <form name="search" action="{% url 'list' list_id=list.id slug=list.name|slugify %}" method="GET" class="block">
             <div class="field has-addons">
                 <div class="control">
-                    <input aria-label="{% trans 'Search for a book' %}" class="input" type="text" name="q" placeholder="{% trans 'Search for a book' %}" value="{{ query }}">
+                    <input aria-label="{% trans 'Search for a book' %}" class="input" type="text" name="q" placeholder="{% trans 'Search for a book' %}" value="{{ query }}" spellcheck="false">
                 </div>
                 <div class="control">
                     <button class="button" type="submit">
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/search/layout.html b/bookwyrm/templates/search/layout.html
index 340911cb0..8cf47b371 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/search/layout.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/search/layout.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 <form class="block" action="{% url 'search' %}" method="GET">
     <div class="field has-addons">
         <div class="control">
-            <input type="text" class="input" name="q" value="{{ query }}" aria-label="{% trans 'Search query' %}" id="tour-search-page-input">
+            <input type="text" class="input" name="q" value="{{ query }}" aria-label="{% trans 'Search query' %}" id="tour-search-page-input" spellcheck="false">
         </div>
         <div class="control">
             <div class="select" aria-label="{% trans 'Search type' %}">
diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/models/test_status_model.py b/bookwyrm/tests/models/test_status_model.py
index 1bbca1896..72aa0ca6c 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/models/test_status_model.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/models/test_status_model.py
@@ -135,6 +135,41 @@ class Status(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(activity["content"], "<p>test content</p>")
         self.assertEqual(activity["sensitive"], False)
 
+    def test_status_with_hashtag_to_activity(self, *_):
+        """status with hashtag with a "pure" serializer"""
+        tag = models.Hashtag.objects.create(name="#content")
+        status = models.Status.objects.create(
+            content="test #content", user=self.local_user
+        )
+        status.mention_hashtags.add(tag)
+
+        activity = status.to_activity(pure=True)
+        self.assertEqual(activity["id"], status.remote_id)
+        self.assertEqual(activity["type"], "Note")
+        self.assertEqual(activity["content"], "<p>test #content</p>")
+        self.assertEqual(activity["sensitive"], False)
+        self.assertEqual(activity["tag"][0]["type"], "Hashtag")
+        self.assertEqual(activity["tag"][0]["name"], "#content")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            activity["tag"][0]["href"], f"https://{settings.DOMAIN}/hashtag/{tag.id}"
+        )
+
+    def test_status_with_mention_to_activity(self, *_):
+        """status with mention with a "pure" serializer"""
+        status = models.Status.objects.create(
+            content="test @rat@rat.com", user=self.local_user
+        )
+        status.mention_users.add(self.remote_user)
+
+        activity = status.to_activity(pure=True)
+        self.assertEqual(activity["id"], status.remote_id)
+        self.assertEqual(activity["type"], "Note")
+        self.assertEqual(activity["content"], "<p>test @rat@rat.com</p>")
+        self.assertEqual(activity["sensitive"], False)
+        self.assertEqual(activity["tag"][0]["type"], "Mention")
+        self.assertEqual(activity["tag"][0]["name"], f"@{self.remote_user.username}")
+        self.assertEqual(activity["tag"][0]["href"], self.remote_user.remote_id)
+
     def test_status_to_activity_tombstone(self, *_):
         """subclass of the base model version with a "pure" serializer"""
         status = models.Status.objects.create(