diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index caa6db0cf..b3f03e6b5 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -9318,6 +9318,7 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                 return
             timelinePath = \
                 '/users/' + nickname + '/' + self.server.defaultTimeline
+            showPublishAsIcon = self.server.showPublishAsIcon
             msg = htmlNewswireMobile(self.server.baseDir,
                                      nickname,
                                      self.server.domain,
@@ -9326,7 +9327,8 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                                      self.server.translate,
                                      self.server.newswire,
                                      self.server.positiveVoting,
-                                     timelinePath).encode('utf-8')
+                                     timelinePath,
+                                     showPublishAsIcon).encode('utf-8')
             self._set_headers('text/html', len(msg), cookie, callingDomain)
             self._write(msg)
             self.server.GETbusy = False
@@ -11982,7 +11984,8 @@ def loadTokens(baseDir: str, tokensDict: {}, tokensLookup: {}) -> None:
                 tokensLookup[token] = nickname
 
 
-def runDaemon(maxFollowers: int,
+def runDaemon(showPublishAsIcon: bool,
+              maxFollowers: int,
               allowNewsFollowers: bool,
               maxNewsPosts: int,
               maxMirroredArticles: int,
@@ -12137,6 +12140,10 @@ def runDaemon(maxFollowers: int,
     # maximum number of followers per account
     httpd.maxFollowers = maxFollowers
 
+    # whether to show an icon for publish on the
+    # newswire, or a 'Publish' button
+    httpd.showPublishAsIcon = showPublishAsIcon
+
     if registration == 'open':
         httpd.registration = True
     else:
diff --git a/epicyon.py b/epicyon.py
index 4477a419d..f2c2e97e0 100644
--- a/epicyon.py
+++ b/epicyon.py
@@ -209,6 +209,12 @@ parser.add_argument("--repliesEnabled", "--commentsEnabled",
                     type=str2bool, nargs='?',
                     const=True, default=True,
                     help="Enable replies to a post")
+parser.add_argument("--showPublishAsIcon",
+                    dest='showPublishAsIcon',
+                    type=str2bool, nargs='?',
+                    const=True, default=True,
+                    help="Whether to show newswire publish " +
+                    "as an icon or a button")
 parser.add_argument("--allowNewsFollowers",
                     dest='allowNewsFollowers',
                     type=str2bool, nargs='?',
@@ -1985,6 +1991,11 @@ allowNewsFollowers = \
 if allowNewsFollowers is not None:
     args.allowNewsFollowers = bool(allowNewsFollowers)
 
+showPublishAsIcon = \
+    getConfigParam(baseDir, 'showPublishAsIcon')
+if showPublishAsIcon is not None:
+    args.showPublishAsIcon = bool(showPublishAsIcon)
+
 YTDomain = getConfigParam(baseDir, 'youtubedomain')
 if YTDomain:
     if '://' in YTDomain:
@@ -1998,7 +2009,8 @@ if setTheme(baseDir, themeName, domain):
     print('Theme set to ' + themeName)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    runDaemon(args.maxFollowers,
+    runDaemon(args.showPublishAsIcon,
+              args.maxFollowers,
               args.allowNewsFollowers,
               args.maxNewsPosts,
               args.maxMirroredArticles,
diff --git a/manualapprove.py b/manualapprove.py
index 5bb3c3be8..e06f3d26a 100644
--- a/manualapprove.py
+++ b/manualapprove.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def manualApproveFollowRequest(session, baseDir: str,
     with open(approveFollowsFilename, 'r') as approvefile:
         for handleOfFollowRequester in approvefile:
             # is this the approved follow?
-            if handleOfFollowRequester.startswith(approveHandle):
+            if handleOfFollowRequester.startswith(approveHandleFull):
                 handleOfFollowRequester = \
                     handleOfFollowRequester.replace('\n', '').replace('\r', '')
                 port2 = port
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index 3aab23de8..dd72ef8d1 100644
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ def createServerAlice(path: str, domain: str, port: int,
     onionDomain = None
     i2pDomain = None
     print('Server running: Alice')
-    runDaemon(10, False, 0, 100, 1024, 5, False,
+    runDaemon(True, 10, False, 0, 100, 1024, 5, False,
               0, False, 1, False, False, False,
               5, True, True, 'en', __version__,
               "instanceId", False, path, domain,
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ def createServerBob(path: str, domain: str, port: int,
     onionDomain = None
     i2pDomain = None
     print('Server running: Bob')
-    runDaemon(10, False, 0, 100, 1024, 5, False, 0,
+    runDaemon(True, 10, False, 0, 100, 1024, 5, False, 0,
               False, 1, False, False, False,
               5, True, True, 'en', __version__,
               "instanceId", False, path, domain,
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ def createServerEve(path: str, domain: str, port: int, federationList: [],
     onionDomain = None
     i2pDomain = None
     print('Server running: Eve')
-    runDaemon(10, False, 0, 100, 1024, 5, False, 0,
+    runDaemon(True, 10, False, 0, 100, 1024, 5, False, 0,
               False, 1, False, False, False,
               5, True, True, 'en', __version__,
               "instanceId", False, path, domain,
diff --git a/webinterface.py b/webinterface.py
index 85ef78da5..0d6e5cc38 100644
--- a/webinterface.py
+++ b/webinterface.py
@@ -5850,7 +5850,8 @@ def htmlNewswireMobile(baseDir: str, nickname: str,
                        httpPrefix: str, translate: {},
                        newswire: {},
                        positiveVoting: bool,
-                       timelinePath: str) -> str:
+                       timelinePath: str,
+                       showPublishAsIcon: bool) -> str:
     """Shows the mobile version of the newswire right column
     """
     htmlStr = ''
@@ -5886,7 +5887,7 @@ def htmlNewswireMobile(baseDir: str, nickname: str,
                               iconsDir, moderator, editor,
                               newswire, positiveVoting,
                               True, timelinePath, True,
-                              True)
+                              showPublishAsIcon)
     htmlStr += htmlFooter()
     return htmlStr