diff --git a/epicyon.py b/epicyon.py
index 9590c433a..2f8bb5875 100644
--- a/epicyon.py
+++ b/epicyon.py
@@ -2314,6 +2314,10 @@ if args.followers:
             nickname = args.followers.split('/profile/')[1]
             nickname = nickname.replace('\n', '').replace('\r', '')
             domain = args.followers.split('/profile/')[0]
+        elif '/author/' in args.followers:
+            nickname = args.followers.split('/author/')[1]
+            nickname = nickname.replace('\n', '').replace('\r', '')
+            domain = args.followers.split('/author/')[0]
         elif '/channel/' in args.followers:
             nickname = args.followers.split('/channel/')[1]
             nickname = nickname.replace('\n', '').replace('\r', '')
@@ -2401,6 +2405,7 @@ if args.followers:
         person_url = person_url.replace('/accounts/', '/actor/')
         person_url = person_url.replace('/channel/', '/actor/')
         person_url = person_url.replace('/profile/', '/actor/')
+        person_url = person_url.replace('/author/', '/actor/')
         person_url = person_url.replace('/u/', '/actor/')
         person_url = person_url.replace('/c/', '/actor/')
     if not person_url:
diff --git a/inbox.py b/inbox.py
index 87a6f16f3..f5cce538b 100644
--- a/inbox.py
+++ b/inbox.py
@@ -4068,7 +4068,8 @@ def _receive_follow_request(session, session_onion, session_i2p,
         return False
     if not has_users_path(message_json['actor']):
         if debug:
-            print('DEBUG: users/profile/accounts/channel missing from actor')
+            print('DEBUG: ' +
+                  'users/profile/author/accounts/channel missing from actor')
         return False
     domain, temp_port = get_domain_from_actor(message_json['actor'])
     from_port = port
@@ -4090,7 +4091,7 @@ def _receive_follow_request(session, session_onion, session_i2p,
         message_json['to'] = message_json['object']
     if not has_users_path(message_json['object']):
         if debug:
-            print('DEBUG: users/profile/channel/accounts ' +
+            print('DEBUG: users/profile/author/channel/accounts ' +
                   'not found within object')
         return False
     domain_to_follow, temp_port = get_domain_from_actor(message_json['object'])
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index e65cb083e..7a93dd934 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@ def get_user_paths() -> []:
     e.g. /users/nickname, /channel/nickname
     """
     return ('/users/', '/profile/', '/accounts/', '/channel/', '/u/',
-            '/c/', '/video-channels/')
+            '/c/', '/video-channels/', '/author/')
 
 
 def get_group_paths() -> []:
@@ -1943,7 +1943,7 @@ def _get_reserved_words() -> str:
             'activity', 'undo', 'pinned',
             'actor', 'Actor', 'instance.actor',
             'reply', 'replies', 'question', 'like',
-            'likes', 'users', 'statuses', 'tags',
+            'likes', 'users', 'statuses', 'tags', 'author',
             'accounts', 'headers',
             'channels', 'profile', 'u', 'c',
             'updates', 'repeat', 'announce',