diff --git a/follow.py b/follow.py
index 6719e8e96..91affbd12 100644
--- a/follow.py
+++ b/follow.py
@@ -565,8 +565,7 @@ def followedAccountAccepts(session,baseDir: str,httpPrefix: str, \
 def followedAccountRejects(session,baseDir: str,httpPrefix: str, \
                            nicknameToFollow: str,domainToFollow: str,port: int, \
                            nickname: str,domain: str,fromPort: int, \
-                           personUrl: str,federationList: [], \
-                           followJson: {}, \
+                           federationList: [], \
                            sendThreads: [],postLog: [], \
                            cachedWebfingers: {},personCache: {}, \
                            debug: bool,projectVersion: str):
@@ -577,9 +576,22 @@ def followedAccountRejects(session,baseDir: str,httpPrefix: str, \
     if debug:
         print('DEBUG: sending Reject activity for follow request which arrived at '+ \
               nicknameToFollow+'@'+domainToFollow+' back to '+nickname+'@'+domain)
-    rejectJson=createReject(baseDir,federationList, \
-                            nicknameToFollow,domainToFollow,port, \
-                            personUrl,'',httpPrefix,followJson)
+
+    followRequestJsonFilename= \
+        baseDir+'/accounts/'+ \
+        nicknameToFollow+'@'+domainToFollow+'/requests/'+ \
+        nickname+'@'+domain+'.follow'
+    followJson=loadJson(followRequestJsonFilename)
+    if not followJson:
+        print('No follow request json was found for '+ \
+              followRequestJsonFilename)
+        return None
+    personUrl=followJson['actor']
+
+    rejectJson= \
+        createReject(baseDir,federationList, \
+                     nicknameToFollow,domainToFollow,port, \
+                     personUrl,'',httpPrefix,followJson)
     if debug:
         pprint(rejectJson)
         print('DEBUG: sending follow Reject from '+ \
diff --git a/manualapprove.py b/manualapprove.py
index 656197a25..0673d1600 100644
--- a/manualapprove.py
+++ b/manualapprove.py
@@ -50,16 +50,13 @@ def manualDenyFollowRequest(session,baseDir: str, \
     if ':' in denyDomain:
         denyPort=denyDomain.split(':')[1]
         denyDomain=denyDomain.split(':')[0]
-    # TODO
-    #followJson=
-    #followedAccountRejects(session,baseDir,httpPrefix, \
-    #                       nickname,domain,port, \
-    #                       denyNickname,denyDomain,denyPort, \
-    #                       followJson['actor'],federationList, \
-    #                       followJson, \
-    #                       sendThreads,postLog, \
-    #                       cachedWebfingers,personCache, \
-    #                       debug,projectVersion)
+    followedAccountRejects(session,baseDir,httpPrefix, \
+                           nickname,domain,port, \
+                           denyNickname,denyDomain,denyPort, \
+                           federationList, \
+                           sendThreads,postLog, \
+                           cachedWebfingers,personCache, \
+                           debug,projectVersion)
 
     print('Follow request from '+denyHandle+' was denied.')