diff --git a/follow.py b/follow.py
index ae34efe85..ab95f0cdd 100644
--- a/follow.py
+++ b/follow.py
@@ -559,6 +559,11 @@ def followedAccountRejects(session,baseDir: str,httpPrefix: str, \
               ' port '+str(port)+' to '+ \
               nickname+'@'+domain+' port '+ str(fromPort))
     clientToServer=False
+    denyHandle=nickname+'@'+domain
+    if fromPort:
+        if fromPort!=80 and fromPort!=443:e
+            denyHandle=denyHandle+':'+str(fromPort)
+    removeFromFollowRequests(baseDir,nicknameToFollow,domainToFollow,denyHandle)
     return sendSignedJson(rejectJson,session,baseDir, \
                           nicknameToFollow,domainToFollow,port, \
                           nickname,domain,fromPort, '', \
diff --git a/manualapprove.py b/manualapprove.py
index 6cf33d465..37190e9b9 100644
--- a/manualapprove.py
+++ b/manualapprove.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ def manualDenyFollowRequest(session,baseDir: str, \
     rejectedFollowsFilename=accountsDir+'/followrejects.txt'
     if os.path.isfile(rejectedFollowsFilename):
         if denyHandle in open(rejectedFollowsFilename).read():
+            removeFromFollowRequests(baseDir,nickname,domain,denyHandle)        
             print(denyHandle+' has already been rejected as a follower of '+nickname)
             return