diff --git a/internal/api/s2s/user/followers.go b/internal/api/s2s/user/followers.go
index 6e33407d..f9aec7ff 100644
--- a/internal/api/s2s/user/followers.go
+++ b/internal/api/s2s/user/followers.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ package user
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
@@ -55,12 +57,20 @@ func (m *Module) FollowersGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 		ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, util.APRequestingPublicKeyVerifier, verifier)
 	}
 
-	user, err := m.processor.GetFediFollowers(ctx, requestedUsername, c.Request.URL) // GetFediUser handles auth as well
+	followers, err := m.processor.GetFediFollowers(ctx, requestedUsername, c.Request.URL) // GetFediUser handles auth as well
 	if err != nil {
 		l.Info(err.Error())
 		c.JSON(err.Code(), gin.H{"error": err.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 
-	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, user)
+	b, mErr := json.Marshal(followers)
+	if mErr != nil {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("could not marshal json: %s", mErr)
+		l.Error(err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.Data(http.StatusOK, format, b)
 }
diff --git a/internal/api/s2s/user/following.go b/internal/api/s2s/user/following.go
index bdf815b0..4c010dbe 100644
--- a/internal/api/s2s/user/following.go
+++ b/internal/api/s2s/user/following.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ package user
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
@@ -55,12 +57,20 @@ func (m *Module) FollowingGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 		ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, util.APRequestingPublicKeyVerifier, verifier)
 	}
 
-	user, err := m.processor.GetFediFollowing(ctx, requestedUsername, c.Request.URL) // handles auth as well
+	following, err := m.processor.GetFediFollowing(ctx, requestedUsername, c.Request.URL) // handles auth as well
 	if err != nil {
 		l.Info(err.Error())
 		c.JSON(err.Code(), gin.H{"error": err.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 
-	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, user)
+	b, mErr := json.Marshal(following)
+	if mErr != nil {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("could not marshal json: %s", mErr)
+		l.Error(err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.Data(http.StatusOK, format, b)
 }
diff --git a/internal/api/s2s/user/publickeyget.go b/internal/api/s2s/user/publickeyget.go
index bb1844e0..2cbe564d 100644
--- a/internal/api/s2s/user/publickeyget.go
+++ b/internal/api/s2s/user/publickeyget.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package user
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
@@ -48,5 +50,13 @@ func (m *Module) PublicKeyGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, user)
+	b, mErr := json.Marshal(user)
+	if mErr != nil {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("could not marshal json: %s", mErr)
+		l.Error(err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.Data(http.StatusOK, format, b)
 }
diff --git a/internal/api/s2s/user/statusget.go b/internal/api/s2s/user/statusget.go
index 37621d1d..04241d07 100644
--- a/internal/api/s2s/user/statusget.go
+++ b/internal/api/s2s/user/statusget.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package user
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
@@ -50,5 +52,13 @@ func (m *Module) StatusGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, status)
+	b, mErr := json.Marshal(status)
+	if mErr != nil {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("could not marshal json: %s", mErr)
+		l.Error(err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.Data(http.StatusOK, format, b)
 }
diff --git a/internal/api/s2s/user/userget.go b/internal/api/s2s/user/userget.go
index ac49b152..f2f846f9 100644
--- a/internal/api/s2s/user/userget.go
+++ b/internal/api/s2s/user/userget.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ package user
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
@@ -70,5 +72,13 @@ func (m *Module) UsersGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, user)
+	b, mErr := json.Marshal(user)
+	if mErr != nil {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("could not marshal json: %s", mErr)
+		l.Error(err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.Data(http.StatusOK, format, b)
 }
diff --git a/internal/api/s2s/webfinger/webfingerget.go b/internal/api/s2s/webfinger/webfingerget.go
index 1d723e67..ee317641 100644
--- a/internal/api/s2s/webfinger/webfingerget.go
+++ b/internal/api/s2s/webfinger/webfingerget.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (m *Module) WebfingerGETRequest(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if accountDomain != m.config.AccountDomain {
+	if accountDomain != m.config.AccountDomain && accountDomain != m.config.Host {
 		l.Debugf("aborting request because accountDomain %s does not belong to this instance", accountDomain)
 		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": fmt.Sprintf("accountDomain %s does not belong to this instance", accountDomain)})
 		return