diff --git a/database/entities/User.ts b/database/entities/User.ts
index 4b07daf9..72a546a1 100644
--- a/database/entities/User.ts
+++ b/database/entities/User.ts
@@ -71,17 +71,6 @@ export const followRequestUser = async (
 ) => {
     const isRemote = follower.instanceId !== followee.instanceId;
 
-    const relationship = await client.relationship.update({
-        where: { id: relationshipId },
-        data: {
-            following: isRemote ? false : !followee.isLocked,
-            requested: isRemote ? true : followee.isLocked,
-            showingReblogs: reblogs,
-            notifying: notify,
-            languages: languages,
-        },
-    });
-
     if (isRemote) {
         // Federate
         // TODO: Make database job
@@ -120,6 +109,17 @@ export const followRequestUser = async (
         }
     }
 
+    const relationship = await client.relationship.update({
+        where: { id: relationshipId },
+        data: {
+            following: isRemote ? false : !followee.isLocked,
+            requested: isRemote ? true : followee.isLocked,
+            showingReblogs: reblogs,
+            notifying: notify,
+            languages: languages,
+        },
+    });
+
     return relationship;
 };
 
diff --git a/server/api/api/v1/accounts/lookup/index.ts b/server/api/api/v1/accounts/lookup/index.ts
index 76cd18cb..21f709a1 100644
--- a/server/api/api/v1/accounts/lookup/index.ts
+++ b/server/api/api/v1/accounts/lookup/index.ts
@@ -68,5 +68,5 @@ export default apiRoute<{
         return jsonResponse(userToAPI(account));
     }
 
-    return errorResponse(`Account with username ${username} not found"`, 404);
+    return errorResponse(`Account with username ${username} not found`, 404);
 });