diff --git a/lib/batch-refollow.js b/lib/batch-refollow.js
index 8a8e73a..b56fbae 100644
--- a/lib/batch-refollow.js
+++ b/lib/batch-refollow.js
@@ -233,23 +233,32 @@ async function processOneFollow(options, entry) {
       throw new Error("Could not resolve remote actor");
     }
 
-    // Send Follow activity
+    // Use the canonical actor URL (may differ from imported URL)
+    const canonicalUrl = remoteActor.id?.href || entry.actorUrl;
+
+    // Send Follow activity using canonical URL
     const follow = new Follow({
       actor: ctx.getActorUri(handle),
-      object: new URL(entry.actorUrl),
+      object: new URL(canonicalUrl),
     });
 
     await ctx.sendActivity({ identifier: handle }, remoteActor, follow);
 
-    // Mark as sent
+    // Mark as sent — update actorUrl to canonical form so Accept handler
+    // can match when the remote server responds
+    const updateFields = {
+      source: "refollow:sent",
+      refollowLastAttempt: new Date().toISOString(),
+      refollowError: null,
+    };
+    if (canonicalUrl !== entry.actorUrl) {
+      updateFields.actorUrl = canonicalUrl;
+    }
+
     await collections.ap_following.updateOne(
       { _id: entry._id },
       {
-        $set: {
-          source: "refollow:sent",
-          refollowLastAttempt: new Date().toISOString(),
-          refollowError: null,
-        },
+        $set: updateFields,
         $inc: { refollowAttempts: 1 },
       },
     );
diff --git a/lib/inbox-listeners.js b/lib/inbox-listeners.js
index f6775f0..c63648b 100644
--- a/lib/inbox-listeners.js
+++ b/lib/inbox-listeners.js
@@ -125,8 +125,23 @@ export function registerInboxListeners(inboxChain, options) {
       const actorUrl = actorObj?.id?.href || "";
       if (!actorUrl) return;
 
-      const inner = await accept.getObject();
-      if (!(inner instanceof Follow)) return;
+      // Check if the inner object is a Follow. Some servers send the full
+      // Follow object, others send only a reference URL that Fedify can't
+      // resolve (since the original Follow was our outgoing activity).
+      let isFollow = false;
+      try {
+        const inner = await accept.getObject();
+        isFollow = inner instanceof Follow;
+        // If inner resolved to a non-Follow activity, skip
+        if (inner && !isFollow) {
+          console.info(
+            `[ActivityPub] Accept from ${actorUrl}: inner is ${inner.constructor?.name}, not Follow — skipping`,
+          );
+          return;
+        }
+      } catch {
+        // getObject() failed — proceed anyway if we have a pending follow
+      }
 
       // Match against our following list for refollow or microsub-reader follows
       const result = await collections.ap_following.findOneAndUpdate(
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d0b2d76..bb74e9c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@rmdes/indiekit-endpoint-activitypub",
-  "version": "1.0.14",
+  "version": "1.0.15",
   "description": "ActivityPub federation endpoint for Indiekit via Fedify. Adds full fediverse support: actor, inbox, outbox, followers, following, syndication, and Mastodon migration.",
   "keywords": [
     "indiekit",