diff --git a/ActivityPubPlugin.php b/ActivityPubPlugin.php
index b26e6c5..42b43c2 100755
--- a/ActivityPubPlugin.php
+++ b/ActivityPubPlugin.php
@@ -871,8 +871,9 @@ class ActivityPubReturn
      * @param array $res
      * @return void
      */
-    public static function answer($res)
+    public static function answer($res, $code = 200)
     {
+        http_response_code($code);
         header('Content-Type: application/activity+json');
         echo json_encode($res, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | (isset($_GET["pretty"]) ? JSON_PRETTY_PRINT : null));
         exit;
diff --git a/actions/inbox/Follow.php b/actions/inbox/Follow.php
index cc57bd6..e0f12e0 100755
--- a/actions/inbox/Follow.php
+++ b/actions/inbox/Follow.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ try {
 try {
     if (!Subscription::exists($actor_profile, $object_profile)) {
         Subscription::start($actor_profile, $object_profile);
-        ActivityPubReturn::answer(Activitypub_accept::accept_to_array(Activitypub_follow::follow_to_array($data->actor, $data->object)));
+        ActivityPubReturn::answer(Activitypub_accept::accept_to_array(Activitypub_follow::follow_to_array($data->actor, $data->object)), 202);
     } else {
         ActivityPubReturn::error("Already following.", 409);
     }