diff --git a/acceptreject.py b/acceptreject.py
index 93a373f0b..04a5f4779 100644
--- a/acceptreject.py
+++ b/acceptreject.py
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ def createReject(baseDir: str,federationList: [], \
 
 def acceptFollow(baseDir: str,domain : str,messageJson: {}, \
                  federationList: [],debug : bool) -> None:
+    """Receiving a follow Accept activity
+    """
     if not messageJson.get('object'):
         return
     if not messageJson['object'].get('type'):
@@ -186,6 +188,7 @@ def receiveAcceptReject(session,baseDir: str, \
             print('DEBUG: '+messageJson['type']+' does not contain a nickname')
         return False
     handle=nickname.lower()+'@'+domain.lower()
+    # receive follow accept
     acceptFollow(baseDir,domain,messageJson,federationList,debug)
     if debug:
         print('DEBUG: Uh, '+messageJson['type']+', I guess')
diff --git a/follow.py b/follow.py
index 06bec9a4a..681abb76f 100644
--- a/follow.py
+++ b/follow.py
@@ -353,15 +353,33 @@ def receiveFollowRequest(session,baseDir: str,httpPrefix: str, \
                     fp.write(approveHandle+'\n')
             return True
         return False
+    followedAccountAccepts(session,baseDir,httpPrefix, \
+                           nicknameToFollow,domainToFollow,port, \
+                           nickname,domain,fromPort, \
+                           messageJson['actor'],federationList,
+                           messageJson,acceptedCaps, \
+                           sendThreads,postLog, \
+                           cachedWebfingers,personCache, \
+                           debug)
 
+def followedAccountAccepts(session,baseDir: str,httpPrefix: str, \
+                           nicknameToFollow: str,domainToFollow: str,port: int, \
+                           nickname: str,domain: str,fromPort: int, \
+                           personUrl: str,federationList: [], \
+                           followJson: {},acceptedCaps: [], \
+                           sendThreads: [],postLog: [], \
+                           cachedWebfingers: {},personCache: {}, \
+                           debug: bool):
+    """The person receiving a follow request accepts the new follower
+    and sends back an Accept activity
+    """
     # send accept back
     if debug:
-        print('DEBUG: sending Accept for follow request which arrived at '+ \
+        print('DEBUG: sending Accept activity for follow request which arrived at '+ \
               nicknameToFollow+'@'+domainToFollow+' back to '+nickname+'@'+domain)
-    personUrl=messageJson['actor']
     acceptJson=createAccept(baseDir,federationList, \
                             nicknameToFollow,domainToFollow,port, \
-                            personUrl,'',httpPrefix,messageJson,acceptedCaps)
+                            personUrl,'',httpPrefix,followJson,acceptedCaps)
     if debug:
         pprint(acceptJson)
         print('DEBUG: sending follow Accept from '+ \