diff --git a/follow.py b/follow.py
index c24d426f..3f5ed3df 100644
--- a/follow.py
+++ b/follow.py
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ from session import postJson
 
 def removeFromFollowBase(baseDir: str, \
                          nickname: str,domain: str, \
-                         acceptOrDenyHandle: str,followFile: str) -> None:
+                         acceptOrDenyHandle: str,followFile: str, \
+                         debug: bool) -> None:
     """Removes a handle from follow requests or rejects file
     """
     handle=nickname+'@'+domain
@@ -51,19 +52,19 @@ def removeFromFollowBase(baseDir: str, \
 
 def removeFromFollowRequests(baseDir: str, \
                              nickname: str,domain: str, \
-                             denyHandle: str) -> None:
+                             denyHandle: str,debug: bool) -> None:
     """Removes a handle from follow requests
     """
     removeFromFollowBase(baseDir,nickname,domain, \
-                         denyHandle,'followrequests')
+                         denyHandle,'followrequests',debug)
 
 def removeFromFollowRejects(baseDir: str, \
                             nickname: str,domain: str, \
-                            acceptHandle: str) -> None:
+                            acceptHandle: str,debug: bool) -> None:
     """Removes a handle from follow rejects
     """
     removeFromFollowBase(baseDir,nickname,domain, \
-                         acceptHandle,'followrejects')
+                         acceptHandle,'followrejects',debug)
 
 def isFollowingActor(baseDir: str,nickname: str,domain: str,actor: str) -> bool:
     """Is the given actor a follower of the given nickname?
@@ -388,7 +389,7 @@ def storeFollowRequest(baseDir: str, \
     denyFollowsFilename=accountsDir+'/followrejects.txt'
     if os.path.isfile(denyFollowsFilename):
         if approveHandle in open(denyFollowsFilename).read():
-            removeFromFollowRequests(baseDir,nicknameToFollow,domainToFollow,approveHandle)
+            removeFromFollowRequests(baseDir,nicknameToFollow,domainToFollow,approveHandle,debug)
             print(approveHandle+' was already denied as a follower of '+nicknameToFollow)
             return True
 
@@ -599,7 +600,7 @@ def followedAccountRejects(session,baseDir: str,httpPrefix: str, \
     if fromPort:
         if fromPort!=80 and fromPort!=443:
             denyHandle=denyHandle+':'+str(fromPort)
-    removeFromFollowRequests(baseDir,nicknameToFollow,domainToFollow,denyHandle)
+    removeFromFollowRequests(baseDir,nicknameToFollow,domainToFollow,denyHandle,debug)
     return sendSignedJson(rejectJson,session,baseDir, \
                           nicknameToFollow,domainToFollow,port, \
                           nickname,domain,fromPort, '', \
@@ -653,7 +654,7 @@ def sendFollowRequest(session,baseDir: str, \
     # follow request will block them again.
     removeFromFollowRejects(baseDir, \
                             nickname,domain, \
-                            followNickname+'@'+requestDomain)
+                            followNickname+'@'+requestDomain,debug)
 
     sendSignedJson(newFollowJson,session,baseDir,nickname,domain,port, \
                    followNickname,followDomain,followPort, \
diff --git a/manualapprove.py b/manualapprove.py
index dae262c1..2e3dd7fa 100644
--- a/manualapprove.py
+++ b/manualapprove.py
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ def manualDenyFollowRequest(session,baseDir: str, \
     rejectedFollowsFilename=accountsDir+'/followrejects.txt'
     if os.path.isfile(rejectedFollowsFilename):
         if denyHandle in open(rejectedFollowsFilename).read():
-            removeFromFollowRequests(baseDir,nickname,domain,denyHandle)        
+            removeFromFollowRequests(baseDir,nickname,domain,denyHandle,debug)        
             print(denyHandle+' has already been rejected as a follower of '+nickname)
             return
 
-    removeFromFollowRequests(baseDir,nickname,domain,denyHandle)        
+    removeFromFollowRequests(baseDir,nickname,domain,denyHandle,debug)        
 
     # Store rejected follows
     rejectsFile=open(rejectedFollowsFilename, "a+")