diff --git a/packages/backend/src/core/UserFollowingService.ts b/packages/backend/src/core/UserFollowingService.ts
index c2cbdefaf2..e9a7d560e4 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/core/UserFollowingService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/core/UserFollowingService.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,14 @@ export class UserFollowingService implements OnModuleInit {
 	}
 
 	@bindThis
-	public async follow(_follower: { id: MiUser['id'] }, _followee: { id: MiUser['id'] }, requestId?: string, silent = false): Promise<void> {
+	public async follow(
+		_follower: { id: MiUser['id'] },
+		_followee: { id: MiUser['id'] },
+		{ requestId, silent = false }: {
+			requestId?: string,
+			silent?: boolean,
+		} = {},
+	): Promise<void> {
 		const [follower, followee] = await Promise.all([
 			this.usersRepository.findOneByOrFail({ id: _follower.id }),
 			this.usersRepository.findOneByOrFail({ id: _followee.id }),
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/core/activitypub/ApInboxService.ts b/packages/backend/src/core/activitypub/ApInboxService.ts
index 8d5d34d40b..7aba140689 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/core/activitypub/ApInboxService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/core/activitypub/ApInboxService.ts
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ export class ApInboxService {
 		}
 
 		// don't queue because the sender may attempt again when timeout
-		await this.userFollowingService.follow(actor, followee, activity.id);
+		await this.userFollowingService.follow(actor, followee, { requestId: activity.id });
 		return 'ok';
 	}
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/RelationshipProcessorService.ts b/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/RelationshipProcessorService.ts
index 5b2d2ef313..ec6c55d11e 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/RelationshipProcessorService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/RelationshipProcessorService.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ export class RelationshipProcessorService {
 	@bindThis
 	public async processFollow(job: Bull.Job<RelationshipJobData>): Promise<string> {
 		this.logger.info(`${job.data.from.id} is trying to follow ${job.data.to.id}`);
-		await this.userFollowingService.follow(job.data.from, job.data.to, job.data.requestId, job.data.silent);
+		await this.userFollowingService.follow(job.data.from, job.data.to, {
+			requestId: job.data.requestId,
+			silent: job.data.silent
+		});
 		return 'ok';
 	}