diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/controllers/remote_follow_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/controllers/remote_follow_controller.ex
index e0d4d5632..fbf31c7eb 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/controllers/remote_follow_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/controllers/remote_follow_controller.ex
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
-# Copyright © 2017-2019 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# Copyright © 2017-2020 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.RemoteFollowController do
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ defp is_status?(acct) do
   def do_follow(%{assigns: %{user: %User{} = user}} = conn, %{"user" => %{"id" => id}}) do
     with {:fetch_user, %User{} = followee} <- {:fetch_user, User.get_cached_by_id(id)},
          {:ok, _, _, _} <- CommonAPI.follow(user, followee) do
-      render(conn, "followed.html", %{error: false})
+      redirect(conn, to: "/users/#{followee.id}")
     else
       error ->
         handle_follow_error(conn, error)
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def do_follow(conn, %{"authorization" => %{"name" => _, "password" => _, "id" =>
     with {:fetch_user, %User{} = followee} <- {:fetch_user, User.get_cached_by_id(id)},
          {_, {:ok, user}, _} <- {:auth, Authenticator.get_user(conn), followee},
          {:ok, _, _, _} <- CommonAPI.follow(user, followee) do
-      render(conn, "followed.html", %{error: false})
+      redirect(conn, to: "/users/#{followee.id}")
     else
       error ->
         handle_follow_error(conn, error)
diff --git a/test/web/twitter_api/remote_follow_controller_test.exs b/test/web/twitter_api/remote_follow_controller_test.exs
index 444949375..80a42989d 100644
--- a/test/web/twitter_api/remote_follow_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/twitter_api/remote_follow_controller_test.exs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
-# Copyright © 2017-2019 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# Copyright © 2017-2020 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.RemoteFollowControllerTest do
@@ -92,15 +92,13 @@ test "follows user", %{conn: conn} do
       user = insert(:user)
       user2 = insert(:user)
 
-      response =
+      conn =
         conn
         |> assign(:user, user)
         |> assign(:token, insert(:oauth_token, user: user, scopes: ["write:follows"]))
         |> post(remote_follow_path(conn, :do_follow), %{"user" => %{"id" => user2.id}})
-        |> response(200)
 
-      assert response =~ "Account followed!"
-      assert user2.follower_address in User.following(user)
+      assert redirected_to(conn) == "/users/#{user2.id}"
     end
 
     test "returns error when user is deactivated", %{conn: conn} do
@@ -149,14 +147,13 @@ test "returns success result when user already in followers", %{conn: conn} do
       user2 = insert(:user)
       {:ok, _, _, _} = CommonAPI.follow(user, user2)
 
-      response =
+      conn =
         conn
         |> assign(:user, refresh_record(user))
         |> assign(:token, insert(:oauth_token, user: user, scopes: ["write:follows"]))
         |> post(remote_follow_path(conn, :do_follow), %{"user" => %{"id" => user2.id}})
-        |> response(200)
 
-      assert response =~ "Account followed!"
+      assert redirected_to(conn) == "/users/#{user2.id}"
     end
   end
 
@@ -165,14 +162,13 @@ test "follows", %{conn: conn} do
       user = insert(:user)
       user2 = insert(:user)
 
-      response =
+      conn =
         conn
         |> post(remote_follow_path(conn, :do_follow), %{
           "authorization" => %{"name" => user.nickname, "password" => "test", "id" => user2.id}
         })
-        |> response(200)
 
-      assert response =~ "Account followed!"
+      assert redirected_to(conn) == "/users/#{user2.id}"
       assert user2.follower_address in User.following(user)
     end