diff --git a/src/data/actor.rs b/src/data/actor.rs
index 54c24b8..31cb927 100644
--- a/src/data/actor.rs
+++ b/src/data/actor.rs
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ impl ActorCache {
             .map(MaybeCached::Fetched)
     }
 
-    pub(crate) async fn follower(&self, actor: Actor) -> Result<(), MyError> {
-        self.db.add_listener(actor.id.clone()).await?;
+    pub(crate) async fn add_connection(&self, actor: Actor) -> Result<(), MyError> {
+        self.db.add_connection(actor.id.clone()).await?;
         self.db.save_actor(actor).await
     }
 
-    pub(crate) async fn unfollower(&self, actor: &Actor) -> Result<(), MyError> {
-        self.db.remove_listener(actor.id.clone()).await
+    pub(crate) async fn remove_connection(&self, actor: &Actor) -> Result<(), MyError> {
+        self.db.remove_connection(actor.id.clone()).await
     }
 
     pub(crate) async fn get_no_cache(
diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
index 2b94976..8955405 100644
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ impl Db {
         .await
     }
 
-    pub(crate) async fn remove_listener(&self, actor_id: Url) -> Result<(), MyError> {
+    pub(crate) async fn remove_connection(&self, actor_id: Url) -> Result<(), MyError> {
         self.unblock(move |inner| {
             inner
                 .connected_actor_ids
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ impl Db {
         .await
     }
 
-    pub(crate) async fn add_listener(&self, actor_id: Url) -> Result<(), MyError> {
+    pub(crate) async fn add_connection(&self, actor_id: Url) -> Result<(), MyError> {
         self.unblock(move |inner| {
             inner
                 .connected_actor_ids
diff --git a/src/jobs/apub/follow.rs b/src/jobs/apub/follow.rs
index 8c31e47..a691a50 100644
--- a/src/jobs/apub/follow.rs
+++ b/src/jobs/apub/follow.rs
@@ -15,24 +15,16 @@ use std::{future::Future, pin::Pin};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, serde::Deserialize, serde::Serialize)]
 pub(crate) struct Follow {
-    is_listener: bool,
     input: AcceptedActivities,
     actor: Actor,
 }
 
 impl Follow {
-    pub fn new(is_listener: bool, input: AcceptedActivities, actor: Actor) -> Self {
-        Follow {
-            is_listener,
-            input,
-            actor,
-        }
+    pub fn new(input: AcceptedActivities, actor: Actor) -> Self {
+        Follow { input, actor }
     }
 
     async fn perform(self, state: JobState) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
-        if !self.is_listener {
-            state.db.add_listener(self.actor.inbox.clone()).await?;
-        }
         let my_id = state.config.generate_url(UrlKind::Actor);
 
         // if following relay directly, not just following 'public', followback
@@ -45,7 +37,7 @@ impl Follow {
                 .queue(Deliver::new(self.actor.inbox.clone(), follow)?)?;
         }
 
-        state.actors.follower(self.actor.clone()).await?;
+        state.actors.add_connection(self.actor.clone()).await?;
 
         let accept = generate_accept_follow(
             &state.config,
diff --git a/src/jobs/apub/reject.rs b/src/jobs/apub/reject.rs
index 3e9e1fa..070ce11 100644
--- a/src/jobs/apub/reject.rs
+++ b/src/jobs/apub/reject.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pub(crate) struct Reject(pub(crate) Actor);
 
 impl Reject {
     async fn perform(self, state: JobState) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
-        state.actors.unfollower(&self.0).await?;
+        state.actors.remove_connection(&self.0).await?;
 
         let my_id = state.config.generate_url(UrlKind::Actor);
         let undo = generate_undo_follow(&state.config, &self.0.id, &my_id)?;
diff --git a/src/jobs/apub/undo.rs b/src/jobs/apub/undo.rs
index cd62f61..c965837 100644
--- a/src/jobs/apub/undo.rs
+++ b/src/jobs/apub/undo.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ impl Undo {
     async fn perform(self, state: JobState) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
         let was_following = state.state.db.is_connected(self.actor.id.clone()).await?;
 
-        state.actors.unfollower(&self.actor).await?;
+        state.actors.remove_connection(&self.actor).await?;
 
         if was_following {
             let my_id = state.config.generate_url(UrlKind::Actor);
diff --git a/src/routes/inbox.rs b/src/routes/inbox.rs
index 87a3b5c..9082008 100644
--- a/src/routes/inbox.rs
+++ b/src/routes/inbox.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn route(
         ValidTypes::Announce | ValidTypes::Create => {
             handle_announce(&state, &jobs, input, actor).await?
         }
-        ValidTypes::Follow => handle_follow(&config, &jobs, input, actor, is_connected).await?,
+        ValidTypes::Follow => handle_follow(&config, &jobs, input, actor).await?,
         ValidTypes::Delete | ValidTypes::Update => handle_forward(&jobs, input, actor).await?,
         ValidTypes::Undo => handle_undo(&config, &jobs, input, actor, is_connected).await?,
     };
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ async fn handle_follow(
     jobs: &JobServer,
     input: AcceptedActivities,
     actor: Actor,
-    is_listener: bool,
 ) -> Result<(), MyError> {
     let my_id: Url = config.generate_url(UrlKind::Actor);
 
@@ -217,7 +216,7 @@ async fn handle_follow(
         )?));
     }
 
-    jobs.queue(Follow::new(is_listener, input, actor))?;
+    jobs.queue(Follow::new(input, actor))?;
 
     Ok(())
 }