diff --git a/packages/backend/src/core/UserFollowingService.ts b/packages/backend/src/core/UserFollowingService.ts
index 6b62b90b57..0c425ee1d9 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/core/UserFollowingService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/core/UserFollowingService.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export class UserFollowingService implements OnModuleInit {
 			followee.isLocked ||
 			(followeeProfile.carefulBot && follower.isBot) ||
 			(this.userEntityService.isLocalUser(follower) && this.userEntityService.isRemoteUser(followee) && process.env.FORCE_FOLLOW_REMOTE_USER_FOR_TESTING !== 'true') ||
-			( this.userEntityService.isLocalUser(followee) && this.userEntityService.isRemoteUser(follower) && this.utilityService.isSilencedHost((await this.metaService.fetch()).silencedHosts, follower.host))
+			(this.userEntityService.isLocalUser(followee) && this.userEntityService.isRemoteUser(follower) && this.utilityService.isSilencedHost((await this.metaService.fetch()).silencedHosts, follower.host))
 		) {
 			let autoAccept = false;