diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/item.html b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/item.html
index a1329d31e..ac60ad46f 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/item.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/item.html
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@
 {% elif notification.notification_type == 'FOLLOW' %}
     {% include 'notifications/items/follow.html' %}
 {% elif notification.notification_type == 'FOLLOW_REQUEST' %}
-    {% if notification.related_users.0.is_active %}
-        {% include 'notifications/items/follow_request.html' %}
-    {% endif %}
+    {% include 'notifications/items/follow_request.html' %}
 {% elif notification.notification_type == 'IMPORT' %}
     {% include 'notifications/items/import.html' %}
 {% elif notification.notification_type == 'USER_IMPORT' %}
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 0b09f3c19..6509effc7 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ libsass==0.22.0
 Markdown==3.4.1
 Pillow==10.0.1
 psycopg2==2.9.5
-pycryptodome==3.16.0
+pycryptodome==3.19.1
 python-dateutil==2.8.2
 redis==4.5.4
 requests==2.31.0