diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 51e10fdff..ea7d66939 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -10275,7 +10275,7 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                 return True
         return False
 
-    def _getFollowingPage(self, baseDir: str, path: str,
+    def _getFollowingJson(self, baseDir: str, path: str,
                           callingDomain: str,
                           httpPrefix: str,
                           domain: str, port: int,
@@ -10285,8 +10285,10 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         """
         followingJson = \
             getFollowingFeed(baseDir, domain, port, path, httpPrefix,
-                             True, followingItemsPerPage)
+                             True, followingItemsPerPage, listName)
         if not followingJson:
+            if debug:
+                print(listName + ' json feed not found for ' + path)
             self._404()
             return
         msg = json.dumps(followingJson,
@@ -10595,7 +10597,7 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
 
         if authorized and not htmlGET and usersInPath:
             if '/following?page=' in self.path:
-                self._getFollowingPage(self.server.baseDir,
+                self._getFollowingJson(self.server.baseDir,
                                        self.path,
                                        callingDomain,
                                        self.server.httpPrefix,
@@ -10605,7 +10607,7 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                                        self.server.debug, 'following')
                 return
             elif '/followers?page=' in self.path:
-                self._getFollowingPage(self.server.baseDir,
+                self._getFollowingJson(self.server.baseDir,
                                        self.path,
                                        callingDomain,
                                        self.server.httpPrefix,
@@ -14552,7 +14554,7 @@ def runDaemon(brochMode: bool,
     # for it to be considered dormant?
     httpd.dormantMonths = dormantMonths
 
-    httpd.followingItemsPerPage = 10
+    httpd.followingItemsPerPage = 12
     if registration == 'open':
         httpd.registration = True
     else:
diff --git a/epicyon.py b/epicyon.py
index 0d5590011..fb2f5808d 100644
--- a/epicyon.py
+++ b/epicyon.py
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ parser.add_argument('-f', '--federate', nargs='+', dest='federationList',
 parser.add_argument("--following", "--following",
                     dest='following',
                     type=str2bool, nargs='?',
-                    const=True, default=True,
+                    const=True, default=False,
                     help="Get the following list. Use nickname and " +
                     "domain options to specify the account")
 parser.add_argument("--repliesEnabled", "--commentsEnabled",
diff --git a/follow.py b/follow.py
index 77ac66ea1..471cc15b8 100644
--- a/follow.py
+++ b/follow.py
@@ -352,14 +352,14 @@ def _getNoOfFollowers(baseDir: str,
 
 
 def getFollowingFeed(baseDir: str, domain: str, port: int, path: str,
-                     httpPrefix: str, authenticated: bool,
+                     httpPrefix: str, authorized: bool,
                      followsPerPage=12,
                      followFile='following') -> {}:
     """Returns the following and followers feeds from GET requests.
     This accesses the following.txt or followers.txt and builds a collection.
     """
-    # Show a small number of follows to non-authenticated viewers
-    if not authenticated:
+    # Show a small number of follows to non-authorized viewers
+    if not authorized:
         followsPerPage = 6
 
     if '/' + followFile not in path:
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ def getFollowingFeed(baseDir: str, domain: str, port: int, path: str,
     pageNumber = None
     if '?page=' in path:
         pageNumber = path.split('?page=')[1]
-        if pageNumber == 'true' or not authenticated:
+        if pageNumber == 'true' or not authorized:
             pageNumber = 1
         else:
             try:
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ def getFollowingFeed(baseDir: str, domain: str, port: int, path: str,
             httpPrefix + '://' + domain + '/users/' + \
             nickname + '/' + followFile
         totalStr = \
-            _getNoOfFollows(baseDir, nickname, domain, authenticated)
+            _getNoOfFollows(baseDir, nickname, domain, authorized)
         following = {
             '@context': 'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams',
             'first': firstStr,