diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 675a205de..2e25d1989 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -2344,15 +2344,15 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                 if debug:
                     print('You cannot follow the news actor')
             else:
-                if debug:
-                    print('Sending follow request from ' +
-                          followerNickname + ' to ' + followingActor)
+                print('Sending follow request from ' +
+                      followerNickname + ' to ' + followingActor)
                 sendFollowRequest(self.server.session,
                                   baseDir, followerNickname,
                                   domain, port,
                                   httpPrefix,
                                   followingNickname,
                                   followingDomain,
+                                  followingActor,
                                   followingPort, httpPrefix,
                                   False, self.server.federationList,
                                   self.server.sendThreads,
diff --git a/follow.py b/follow.py
index 30522720a..cce18f1b2 100644
--- a/follow.py
+++ b/follow.py
@@ -872,6 +872,7 @@ def followedAccountRejects(session, baseDir: str, httpPrefix: str,
 def sendFollowRequest(session, baseDir: str,
                       nickname: str, domain: str, port: int, httpPrefix: str,
                       followNickname: str, followDomain: str,
+                      followedActor: str,
                       followPort: int, followHttpPrefix: str,
                       clientToServer: bool, federationList: [],
                       sendThreads: [], postLog: [], cachedWebfingers: {},
@@ -880,6 +881,7 @@ def sendFollowRequest(session, baseDir: str,
     """Gets the json object for sending a follow request
     """
     if not domainPermitted(followDomain, federationList):
+        print('You are not permitted to follow the domain ' + followDomain)
         return None
 
     fullDomain = getFullDomain(domain, port)
@@ -890,8 +892,7 @@ def sendFollowRequest(session, baseDir: str,
     statusNumber, published = getStatusNumber()
 
     if followNickname:
-        followedId = followHttpPrefix + '://' + \
-            requestDomain + '/users/' + followNickname
+        followedId = followedActor
         followHandle = followNickname + '@' + requestDomain
     else:
         if debug:
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index 284b13678..308e1fb0c 100644
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -849,10 +849,12 @@ def testFollowBetweenServers():
     alicePersonCache = {}
     aliceCachedWebfingers = {}
     alicePostLog = []
+    bobActor = httpPrefix + '://' + bobAddress + '/users/bob'
     sendResult = \
         sendFollowRequest(sessionAlice, aliceDir,
                           'alice', aliceDomain, alicePort, httpPrefix,
-                          'bob', bobDomain, bobPort, httpPrefix,
+                          'bob', bobDomain, bobActor,
+                          bobPort, httpPrefix,
                           clientToServer, federationList,
                           aliceSendThreads, alicePostLog,
                           aliceCachedWebfingers, alicePersonCache,