diff --git a/manual/manual.md b/manual/manual.md
index 6428bab13..389586d12 100644
--- a/manual/manual.md
+++ b/manual/manual.md
@@ -371,6 +371,10 @@ A *counselor* is someone tasked with resolving disputes between users of the ins
 Devops are permitted to perform some routine administration functions, such as monitoring instance performance graphs.
 
 # Following
+*"I am not a beginning. I am not an end. I am a link in a chain."*
+
+-- Keith Haring
+
 On the main timeline screen at the top right of the centre column there is a search icon which looks like a magnifying glass. By convention within the fediverse the search function is also the way to look up and follow other people. Enter the handle (@name@domain) or URL of the profile page for the person that you want to follow and select *search*. If the account is found then its details will appear and you can choose to follow or not.
 
 ![Following people via search](manual-search-following.jpg)
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index 53da447af..cfa151a63 100644
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -1757,7 +1757,7 @@ def test_follow_between_servers(base_dir: str) -> None:
     assert THR_BOB.is_alive() is False
 
     # queue item removed
-    time.sleep(4)
+    time.sleep(8)
     assert len([name for name in os.listdir(queue_path)
                 if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(queue_path, name))]) == 0
 
diff --git a/webfinger.py b/webfinger.py
index 8d4e082e9..46d7c4136 100644
--- a/webfinger.py
+++ b/webfinger.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ from utils import remove_domain_port
 from utils import get_user_paths
 from utils import get_group_paths
 from utils import local_actor_url
+from utils import get_nickname_from_actor
+from utils import get_domain_from_actor
 
 
 def _parse_handle(handle: str) -> (str, str, bool):
@@ -298,21 +300,54 @@ def webfinger_lookup(path: str, base_dir: str,
                      domain: str, onion_domain: str, i2p_domain: str,
                      port: int, debug: bool) -> {}:
     """Lookup the webfinger endpoint for an account
+    GET /.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:user@domain
     """
     if not path.startswith('/.well-known/webfinger?'):
         return None
     handle = None
     res_type = 'acct'
-    if 'resource=' + res_type + ':' in path:
+    if 'resource=' + res_type + ':http' in path:
+        # GET /.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:https://domain/users/nick
+        actor = path.split('resource=' + res_type + ':')[1]
+        actor = urllib.parse.unquote(actor.strip())
+        wf_nickname = get_nickname_from_actor(actor)
+        wf_domain, port = get_domain_from_actor(actor)
+        if wf_nickname and wf_domain:
+            handle = wf_nickname + '@' + wf_domain
+            if debug:
+                print('DEBUG: WEBFINGER handle ' + handle)
+    elif 'resource=' + res_type + ':' in path:
+        # GET /.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:nick@domain
         handle = path.split('resource=' + res_type + ':')[1].strip()
         handle = urllib.parse.unquote(handle)
         if debug:
             print('DEBUG: WEBFINGER handle ' + handle)
+    elif 'resource=' + res_type + '%3Ahttp' in path:
+        # GET /.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct%3Ahttps://domain/users/nick
+        actor = path.split('resource=' + res_type + '%3A')[1]
+        actor = urllib.parse.unquote(actor.strip())
+        wf_nickname = get_nickname_from_actor(actor)
+        wf_domain, port = get_domain_from_actor(actor)
+        if wf_nickname and wf_domain:
+            handle = wf_nickname + '@' + wf_domain
+            if debug:
+                print('DEBUG: WEBFINGER handle ' + handle)
     elif 'resource=' + res_type + '%3A' in path:
+        # GET /.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct%3Anick@domain
         handle = path.split('resource=' + res_type + '%3A')[1]
         handle = urllib.parse.unquote(handle.strip())
         if debug:
             print('DEBUG: WEBFINGER handle ' + handle)
+    elif 'resource=http' in path:
+        # GET /.well-known/webfinger?resource=https://domain/users/nick
+        actor = path.split('resource=')[1]
+        actor = urllib.parse.unquote(actor.strip())
+        wf_nickname = get_nickname_from_actor(actor)
+        wf_domain, port = get_domain_from_actor(actor)
+        if wf_nickname and wf_domain:
+            handle = wf_nickname + '@' + wf_domain
+            if debug:
+                print('DEBUG: WEBFINGER handle ' + handle)
     if not handle:
         if debug:
             print('DEBUG: WEBFINGER handle missing')