diff --git a/src/Api/Mastodon/Account.php b/src/Api/Mastodon/Account.php
index 2a2212482b..ca6efcb573 100644
--- a/src/Api/Mastodon/Account.php
+++ b/src/Api/Mastodon/Account.php
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class Account
 	 * @return Account
 	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
 	 */
-	public static function createFromContact(array $publicContact, array $apcontact = [])
+	public static function create(array $publicContact, array $apcontact = [])
 	{
 		$account = new Account();
 		$account->id              = $publicContact['id'];
diff --git a/src/Api/Mastodon/Instance.php b/src/Api/Mastodon/Instance.php
index 73541ee237..6d1dfb7337 100644
--- a/src/Api/Mastodon/Instance.php
+++ b/src/Api/Mastodon/Instance.php
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 namespace Friendica\Api\Mastodon;
 
 use Friendica\App;
-use Friendica\Api\Mastodon\Account;
-use Friendica\Api\Mastodon\Stats;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\DI;
@@ -58,15 +56,17 @@ class Instance
 	{
 		$register_policy = intval(Config::get('config', 'register_policy'));
 
+		$baseUrl = DI::baseUrl();
+
 		$instance = new Instance();
-		$instance->uri = DI::baseUrl()->get();
+		$instance->uri = $baseUrl->get();
 		$instance->title = Config::get('config', 'sitename');
 		$instance->description = Config::get('config', 'info');
 		$instance->email = Config::get('config', 'admin_email');
 		$instance->version = FRIENDICA_VERSION;
 		$instance->urls = []; // Not supported
 		$instance->stats = Stats::get();
-		$instance->thumbnail = DI::baseUrl()->get() . (Config::get('system', 'shortcut_icon') ?? 'images/friendica-32.png');
+		$instance->thumbnail = $baseUrl->get() . (Config::get('system', 'shortcut_icon') ?? 'images/friendica-32.png');
 		$instance->languages = [Config::get('system', 'language')];
 		$instance->max_toot_chars = (int)Config::get('config', 'api_import_size', Config::get('config', 'max_import_size'));
 		$instance->registrations = ($register_policy != Register::CLOSED);
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class Instance
 			if (!empty($administrator)) {
 				$adminContact = DBA::selectFirst('contact', [], ['nick' => $administrator['nickname'], 'self' => true]);
 				$apcontact = APContact::getByURL($adminContact['url'], false);
-				$instance->contact_account = Account::createFromContact($adminContact, $apcontact);
+				$instance->contact_account = Account::create($adminContact, $apcontact);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/FollowRequests.php b/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/FollowRequests.php
index 6cafb44a66..304f78767f 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/FollowRequests.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/FollowRequests.php
@@ -87,9 +87,14 @@ class FollowRequests extends Api
 
 		$return = [];
 		foreach ($intros as $intro) {
-			$contact = Contact::getById($intro['contact-id']);
-			$apcontact = APContact::getByURL($contact['url'], false);
-			$account = Mastodon\Account::createFromContact($contact, $apcontact);
+			$cdata = Contact::getPublicAndUserContacID($intro['contact-id'], $intro['uid']);
+			if (empty($cdata['public'])) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			$publicContact = Contact::getById($cdata['public']);
+			$apcontact = APContact::getByURL($publicContact['url'], false);
+			$account = Mastodon\Account::create($publicContact, $apcontact);
 
 			// Not ideal, the same "account" can have multiple ids depending on the context
 			$account->id = $intro['id'];
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Instance.php b/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Instance.php
index 559fa68cc4..96d4db3302 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Instance.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Instance.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Instance extends Api
 {
 	/**
 	 * @param array $parameters
-	 * @throws HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
+	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
 	 */
 	public static function rawContent(array $parameters = [])
 	{