diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 5ea50f7ff..60642e4d1 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -4853,8 +4853,7 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                     # only receive DMs from accounts you follow
                     followDMsFilename = \
                         baseDir + '/accounts/' + \
-                        nickname + '@' + domain + \
-                        '/.followDMs'
+                        nickname + '@' + domain + '/.followDMs'
                     if onFinalWelcomeScreen:
                         # initial default setting created via
                         # the welcome screen
diff --git a/scripts/epicyon-notification b/scripts/epicyon-notification
index cdeb716e6..5b4f4ec89 100755
--- a/scripts/epicyon-notification
+++ b/scripts/epicyon-notification
@@ -209,9 +209,9 @@ function notifications {
                 if [[ "$epicyonLikeFileContent" == *':'* ]]; then
                     epicyonLikeMessage="Epicyon: $epicyonLikeFileContent"
                 fi
-                "${PROJECT_NAME}-notification" -u "$USERNAME" -s "Epicyon" -m "$epicyonLikeMessage" --sensitive yes
+		sendNotification "$USERNAME" "Epicyon" "$epicyonLikeMessage"
                 echo "##sent##" > "$epicyonLikeFile"
-                chown ${PROJECT_NAME}:${PROJECT_NAME} "$epicyonLkeFile"
+                chown ${PROJECT_NAME}:${PROJECT_NAME} "$epicyonLikeFile"
             fi
         fi
 
diff --git a/speaker.py b/speaker.py
index b9314e36e..a1c4b5df9 100644
--- a/speaker.py
+++ b/speaker.py
@@ -266,7 +266,9 @@ def getSpeakerFromServer(baseDir: str, session,
 def _speakerEndpointJson(displayName: str, summary: str,
                          content: str, imageDescription: str,
                          links: [], gender: str, postId: str,
-                         postDM: bool, postReply: bool) -> {}:
+                         postDM: bool, postReply: bool,
+                         followRequestsExist: bool,
+                         likedBy: str) -> {}:
     """Returns a json endpoint for the TTS speaker
     """
     speakerJson = {
@@ -278,7 +280,9 @@ def _speakerEndpointJson(displayName: str, summary: str,
         "id": postId,
         "notify": {
             "dm": postDM,
-            "reply": postReply
+            "reply": postReply,
+            "followRequests": followRequestsExist,
+            "likedBy": likedBy
         }
     }
     if gender:
@@ -441,11 +445,27 @@ def _postToSpeakerJson(baseDir: str, httpPrefix: str,
     actor = httpPrefix + '://' + domainFull + '/users/' + nickname
     postDM = isDM(postJsonObject)
     postReply = isReply(postJsonObject, actor)
+
+    followRequestsExist = False
+    accountsDir = baseDir + '/accounts/' + nickname + '@' + domainFull
+    approveFollowsFilename = accountsDir + '/followrequests.txt'
+    if os.path.isfile(approveFollowsFilename):
+        with open(approveFollowsFilename, 'r') as fp:
+            follows = fp.readlines()
+            if len(follows) > 0:
+                followRequestsExist = True
+    likedBy = ''
+    likeFilename = accountsDir + '/.newLike'
+    if os.path.isfile(likeFilename):
+        with open(likeFilename, 'r') as fp:
+            likedBy = fp.read()
+
     return _speakerEndpointJson(speakerName, summary,
                                 content, imageDescription,
                                 detectedLinks, gender, postId,
-                                postDM, postReply)
-
+                                postDM, postReply,
+                                followRequestsExist,
+                                likedBy)
 
 def updateSpeaker(baseDir: str, httpPrefix: str,
                   nickname: str, domain: str, domainFull: str,