diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index cbc7af565..f334990d7 100644
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -1151,6 +1151,11 @@ function item_store($arr, $force_parent = false, $notify = false, $dontcache = f
  * @param array $arr Contains the just posted item record
  */
 function item_set_last_item($arr) {
+	// Unarchive the author
+	$contact = dba::select('contact', [], ['id' => $arr["author-link"]], ['limit' => 1]);
+	if ($contact['term-date'] > NULL_DATE) {
+		 Contact::unmarkForArchival($contact);
+	}
 
 	$update = (!$arr['private'] && (($arr["author-link"] === $arr["owner-link"]) || ($arr["parent-uri"] === $arr["uri"])));
 
diff --git a/src/Object/Contact.php b/src/Object/Contact.php
index fc1b26aba..bd7cee7fb 100644
--- a/src/Object/Contact.php
+++ b/src/Object/Contact.php
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class Contact extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function unmarkForArchival(array $contact)
 	{
-		$condition = array('`id` = ? AND (`term-date` > ? OR `archive`)', $contact[`id`], NULL_DATE);
+		$condition = array('`id` = ? AND (`term-date` > ? OR `archive`)', $contact['id'], NULL_DATE);
 		$exists = dba::exists('contact', $condition);
 
 		// We don't need to update, we never marked this contact for archival