diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index aca52ea..154109d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -730,6 +730,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand",
  "reqwest",
  "serde",
+ "serde_json",
  "sha2",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3e3ada3..b51fe4b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ hex = "0.4.3"
 jsonwebtoken = "9.2.0"
 rand = "0.8.5"
 serde = "1.0.192"
+serde_json = "1.0.108"
 sha2 = "0.10.8"
 tokio = { version = "1.34.0", features = ["full"] }
 tracing = "0.1.40"
diff --git a/migrations/2023-11-28-150402_fediwiki_setup/up.sql b/migrations/2023-11-28-150402_fediwiki_setup/up.sql
index a79d35d..be73872 100644
--- a/migrations/2023-11-28-150402_fediwiki_setup/up.sql
+++ b/migrations/2023-11-28-150402_fediwiki_setup/up.sql
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ create table local_user (
 create table instance_follow (
     id serial primary key,
     instance_id int REFERENCES instance ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE CASCADE NOT NULL,
-    follower_id int REFERENCES person ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE CASCADE NOT NULL,
+    follower_id int REFERENCES instance ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE CASCADE NOT NULL,
     pending boolean not null,
     unique(instance_id, follower_id)
 );
diff --git a/src/database/schema.rs b/src/database/schema.rs
index 9afd047..66637b1 100644
--- a/src/database/schema.rs
+++ b/src/database/schema.rs
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ diesel::table! {
 diesel::joinable!(article -> instance (instance_id));
 diesel::joinable!(conflict -> article (article_id));
 diesel::joinable!(edit -> article (article_id));
-diesel::joinable!(instance_follow -> instance (instance_id));
-diesel::joinable!(instance_follow -> person (follower_id));
 diesel::joinable!(local_user -> person (person_id));
 
 diesel::allow_tables_to_appear_in_same_query!(
diff --git a/src/federation/activities/accept.rs b/src/federation/activities/accept.rs
index 85cc0ae..9bbd527 100644
--- a/src/federation/activities/accept.rs
+++ b/src/federation/activities/accept.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ impl ActivityHandler for Accept {
         let local_instance = DbInstance::read_local_instance(&data.db_connection)?;
         let actor = self.actor.dereference(data).await?;
         DbInstance::follow(local_instance.id, actor.id, false, data)?;
+        dbg!(&self);
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/federation/activities/follow.rs b/src/federation/activities/follow.rs
index 8a4f809..d5dfeaa 100644
--- a/src/federation/activities/follow.rs
+++ b/src/federation/activities/follow.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ impl Follow {
         to: DbInstance,
         data: &Data<MyDataHandle>,
     ) -> MyResult<()> {
+        dbg!(1);
         let id = generate_activity_id(local_instance.ap_id.inner())?;
         let follow = Follow {
             actor: local_instance.ap_id.clone(),
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ impl Follow {
             kind: Default::default(),
             id,
         };
+        dbg!(&follow);
         local_instance
             .send(follow, vec![to.shared_inbox_or_inbox()], data)
             .await?;
diff --git a/tests/common.rs b/tests/common.rs
index cd58575..27c2163 100644
--- a/tests/common.rs
+++ b/tests/common.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ use std::thread::{sleep, spawn};
 use std::time::Duration;
 use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
 use tracing::log::LevelFilter;
+use tracing::warn;
 use url::Url;
 
 pub static CLIENT: Lazy<Client> = Lazy::new(Client::new);
@@ -208,11 +209,12 @@ where
     T: for<'de> Deserialize<'de>,
 {
     let res = req.send().await?;
-    if res.status() == StatusCode::OK {
-        Ok(res.json().await?)
+    let status = res.status();
+    let text = res.text().await?;
+    if status == StatusCode::OK {
+        Ok(serde_json::from_str(&text).map_err(|e| anyhow!("Json error on {text}: {e}"))?)
     } else {
-        let text = res.text().await?;
-        Err(anyhow!("Post API response {text}").into())
+        Err(anyhow!("API error: {text}").into())
     }
 }
 
@@ -229,10 +231,14 @@ pub async fn follow_instance(api_instance: &str, follow_instance: &str) -> MyRes
         id: instance_resolved.id,
     };
     // cant use post helper because follow doesnt return json
-    CLIENT
+    let res = CLIENT
         .post(format!("http://{}/api/v1/instance/follow", api_instance))
         .form(&follow_form)
         .send()
         .await?;
-    Ok(())
+    if res.status() == StatusCode::OK {
+        Ok(())
+    } else {
+        Err(anyhow!("API error: {}", res.text().await?).into())
+    }
 }