diff --git a/app/controllers/xrd_controller.rb b/app/controllers/xrd_controller.rb
index c3c38063c10..9e027786077 100644
--- a/app/controllers/xrd_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/xrd_controller.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class XrdController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def webfinger
-    @account = Account.where(locked: false).find_local!(username_from_resource)
+    @account = Account.find_local!(username_from_resource)
     @canonical_account_uri = "acct:#{@account.username}@#{Rails.configuration.x.local_domain}"
     @magic_key = pem_to_magic_key(@account.keypair.public_key)
 
diff --git a/app/services/process_interaction_service.rb b/app/services/process_interaction_service.rb
index 4e548768192..3d3cccb6a9c 100644
--- a/app/services/process_interaction_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/process_interaction_service.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class ProcessInteractionService < BaseService
 
       case verb(xml)
       when :follow
-        follow!(account, target_account)
+        follow!(account, target_account) unless target_account.locked?
       when :unfollow
         unfollow!(account, target_account)
       when :favorite
diff --git a/config/locales/simple_form.en.yml b/config/locales/simple_form.en.yml
index deecff3fd87..376c72e127a 100644
--- a/config/locales/simple_form.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/simple_form.en.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ en:
         reblog: Send e-mail when someone reblogs your status
     hints:
       defaults:
-        locked: Requires you to approve followers, defaults post privacy to followers-only and disables federation
+        locked: Requires you to approve followers and defaults post privacy to followers-only
     'no': 'No'
     required:
       mark: "*"