diff --git a/crates/app/src/public/html/post/post.lisp b/crates/app/src/public/html/post/post.lisp
index b43fc82..81a16a9 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/public/html/post/post.lisp
+++ b/crates/app/src/public/html/post/post.lisp
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@
                     ("name" "content")
                     ("id" "content")
                     ("placeholder" "content")
-                    ("required" "")
                     ("minlength" "2")
                     ("maxlength" "4096")))
             (div
diff --git a/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/base.lisp b/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/base.lisp
index c482033..51f8489 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/base.lisp
+++ b/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/base.lisp
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
                                 ]);
 
                                 fetch(
-                                    \"/api/v1/auth/user/{{ profile.id }}/follow\",
+                                    \"/api/v1/auth/user/{{ profile.id }}/follow/toggle\",
                                     {
                                         method: \"POST\",
                                     },
diff --git a/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/private.lisp b/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/private.lisp
index 8bd94e9..4654298 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/private.lisp
+++ b/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/private.lisp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
                 (script
                     (text "globalThis.toggle_follow_user = async (e) => {
                         await trigger(\"atto::debounce\", [\"users::follow\"]);
-                        fetch(\"/api/v1/auth/user/{{ profile.id }}/follow\", {
+                        fetch(\"/api/v1/auth/user/{{ profile.id }}/follow/toggle\", {
                             method: \"POST\",
                         })
                             .then((res) => res.json())
diff --git a/crates/app/src/public/js/me.js b/crates/app/src/public/js/me.js
index e7fa2d6..99fda4e 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/public/js/me.js
+++ b/crates/app/src/public/js/me.js
@@ -193,9 +193,13 @@
                         like.classList.add("green");
                         like.querySelector("svg").classList.add("filled");
 
-                        dislike.classList.remove("red");
+                        if (dislike) {
+                            dislike.classList.remove("red");
+                        }
                     } else {
-                        dislike.classList.add("red");
+                        if (dislike) {
+                            dislike.classList.add("red");
+                        }
 
                         like.classList.remove("green");
                         like.querySelector("svg").classList.remove("filled");
diff --git a/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/auth/social.rs b/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/auth/social.rs
index 17ca6cf..86a601d 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/auth/social.rs
+++ b/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/auth/social.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use tetratto_core::model::{
 };
 
 /// Toggle following on the given user.
-pub async fn follow_request(
+pub async fn toggle_follow_request(
     jar: CookieJar,
     Path(id): Path<usize>,
     Extension(data): Extension<State>,
@@ -154,6 +154,71 @@ pub async fn accept_follow_request(
     }
 }
 
+pub async fn follow_request(
+    jar: CookieJar,
+    Path(id): Path<usize>,
+    Extension(data): Extension<State>,
+) -> impl IntoResponse {
+    let data = &(data.read().await).0;
+    let mut user = match get_user_from_token!(jar, data, oauth::AppScope::UserManageFollowing) {
+        Some(ua) => ua,
+        None => return Json(Error::NotAllowed.into()),
+    };
+
+    if data
+        .get_userfollow_by_initiator_receiver(user.id, id)
+        .await
+        .is_ok()
+    {
+        return Json(Error::MiscError("Already following user".to_string()).into());
+    } else {
+        match data
+            .create_userfollow(UserFollow::new(user.id, id), &user, false)
+            .await
+        {
+            Ok(r) => {
+                if r == FollowResult::Followed {
+                    if let Err(e) = data
+                        .create_notification(Notification::new(
+                            "Somebody has followed you!".to_string(),
+                            format!(
+                                "You have been followed by [@{}](/api/v1/auth/user/find/{}).",
+                                user.username, user.id
+                            ),
+                            id,
+                        ))
+                        .await
+                    {
+                        return Json(e.into());
+                    };
+
+                    // award achievement
+                    if let Err(e) = data
+                        .add_achievement(&mut user, AchievementName::FollowUser.into(), true)
+                        .await
+                    {
+                        return Json(e.into());
+                    }
+
+                    // ...
+                    Json(ApiReturn {
+                        ok: true,
+                        message: "User followed".to_string(),
+                        payload: (),
+                    })
+                } else {
+                    Json(ApiReturn {
+                        ok: true,
+                        message: "Asked to follow user".to_string(),
+                        payload: (),
+                    })
+                }
+            }
+            Err(e) => Json(e.into()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub async fn force_unfollow_me_request(
     jar: CookieJar,
     Path(id): Path<usize>,
diff --git a/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/mod.rs b/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/mod.rs
index 0fbfc40..d59fe26 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/mod.rs
@@ -285,6 +285,10 @@ pub fn routes() -> Router {
         .route("/auth/user/{id}/avatar", get(auth::images::avatar_request))
         .route("/auth/user/{id}/banner", get(auth::images::banner_request))
         .route("/auth/user/{id}/follow", post(auth::social::follow_request))
+        .route(
+            "/auth/user/{id}/follow/toggle",
+            post(auth::social::toggle_follow_request),
+        )
         .route(
             "/auth/user/{id}/follow/cancel",
             post(auth::social::cancel_follow_request),
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 56aa26b..a83d0c4 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -10,6 +10,5 @@ doc:
     cargo doc --document-private-items --no-deps
 
 test:
-    sudo pkill -e tetratto
     cd example && LITTLEWEB=true PORT=4119 cargo run &
     cd example && cargo run