diff --git a/epicyon.py b/epicyon.py
index bc793d02f..85a0e0486 100644
--- a/epicyon.py
+++ b/epicyon.py
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ if args.followerspending:
         sys.exit()
 
     accountsDir=baseDir+'/accounts/'+args.nickname+'@'+domain
-    approveFollowsFilename=accountDir+'/followrequests.txt'
+    approveFollowsFilename=accountsDir+'/followrequests.txt'
     approveCtr=0
     if os.path.isfile(approveFollowsFilename):
         with open(approveFollowsFilename, 'r') as approvefile:
diff --git a/manualapprove.py b/manualapprove.py
index f02a0afbc..e564f5251 100644
--- a/manualapprove.py
+++ b/manualapprove.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def manualDenyFollowRequest(baseDir: str,nickname: str,domain: str,denyHandle: s
     """
     handle=args.nickname+'@'+domain
     accountsDir=baseDir+'/accounts/'+handle
-    approveFollowsFilename=accountDir+'/followrequests.txt'
+    approveFollowsFilename=accountsDir+'/followrequests.txt'
     if handle in open(approveFollowsFilename).read():
         with open(approveFollowsFilename+'.new', 'w') as approvefilenew:
             with open(approveFollowsFilename, 'r') as approvefile:
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def manualApproveFollowRequest(session,baseDir: str, \
     """
     handle=nickname+'@'+domain
     accountsDir=baseDir+'/accounts/'+handle
-    approveFollowsFilename=accountDir+'/followrequests.txt'
+    approveFollowsFilename=accountsDir+'/followrequests.txt'
     if handle in open(approveFollowsFilename).read():
         with open(approveFollowsFilename+'.new', 'w') as approvefilenew:
             with open(approveFollowsFilename, 'r') as approvefile: