diff --git a/src/components/follow_request_card/follow_request_card.js b/src/components/follow_request_card/follow_request_card.js
index 33e2699e..cbd75311 100644
--- a/src/components/follow_request_card/follow_request_card.js
+++ b/src/components/follow_request_card/follow_request_card.js
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@ const FollowRequestCard = {
       })
     },
     denyUser () {
-      this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.denyUser({ id: this.user.id })
-      this.$store.dispatch('removeFollowRequest', this.user)
-
       const notifId = this.findFollowRequestNotificationId()
-      this.$store.dispatch('dismissNotification', { id: notifId })
+      this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.denyUser({ id: this.user.id })
+        .then(() => {
+          this.$store.dispatch('dismissNotificationLocal', { id: notifId })
+          this.$store.dispatch('removeFollowRequest', this.user)
+        })
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/notification/notification.js b/src/components/notification/notification.js
index abe3bebe..1ae81ce4 100644
--- a/src/components/notification/notification.js
+++ b/src/components/notification/notification.js
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ const Notification = {
     },
     denyUser () {
       this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.denyUser({ id: this.user.id })
-      this.$store.dispatch('removeFollowRequest', this.user)
-      this.$store.dispatch('dismissNotification', { id: this.notification.id })
+        .then(() => {
+          this.$store.dispatch('dismissNotificationLocal', { id: this.notification.id })
+          this.$store.dispatch('removeFollowRequest', this.user)
+        })
     }
   },
   computed: {
diff --git a/src/modules/statuses.js b/src/modules/statuses.js
index 2a8b9581..cd8c1dba 100644
--- a/src/modules/statuses.js
+++ b/src/modules/statuses.js
@@ -703,9 +703,12 @@ const statuses = {
         credentials: rootState.users.currentUser.credentials
       })
     },
+    dismissNotificationLocal ({ rootState, commit }, { id }) {
+      commit('dismissNotification', { id })
+    },
     dismissNotification ({ rootState, commit }, { id }) {
+      commit('dismissNotification', { id })
       rootState.api.backendInteractor.dismissNotification({ id })
-        .then(() => commit('dismissNotification', { id }))
     },
     updateNotification ({ rootState, commit }, { id, updater }) {
       commit('updateNotification', { id, updater })