diff --git a/app/models/poll.rb b/app/models/poll.rb
index 5427368fd..b5deafcc2 100644
--- a/app/models/poll.rb
+++ b/app/models/poll.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Poll < ApplicationRecord
   scope :attached, -> { where.not(status_id: nil) }
   scope :unattached, -> { where(status_id: nil) }
 
-  before_validation :prepare_options
+  before_validation :prepare_options, if: :local?
   before_validation :prepare_votes_count
 
   after_initialize :prepare_cached_tallies