diff --git a/lib/federation/activity_pub/types/actors.ex b/lib/federation/activity_pub/types/actors.ex
index e02ddffab..e0ac6d594 100644
--- a/lib/federation/activity_pub/types/actors.ex
+++ b/lib/federation/activity_pub/types/actors.ex
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.Federation.ActivityPub.Types.Actors do
   alias Mobilizon.Actors
   alias Mobilizon.Actors.{Actor, Follower, Member}
   alias Mobilizon.Federation.ActivityPub
-  alias Mobilizon.Federation.ActivityPub.Audience
+  alias Mobilizon.Federation.ActivityPub.{Audience, Relay}
   alias Mobilizon.Federation.ActivityPub.Types.Entity
   alias Mobilizon.Federation.ActivityStream.Convertible
   alias Mobilizon.GraphQL.API.Utils, as: APIUtils
@@ -223,7 +223,10 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.Federation.ActivityPub.Types.Actors do
          %Follower{} = follower,
          follow_as_data
        ) do
-    unless follower.target_actor.manually_approves_followers do
+    %Actor{id: relay_id} = Relay.get_actor()
+
+    unless follower.target_actor.manually_approves_followers or
+             follower.target_actor.id == relay_id do
       {:accept,
        ActivityPub.accept(
          :follow,