diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/web_finger/web_finger.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/web_finger/web_finger.ex
index 43a81c75d..8f71820d7 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/web_finger/web_finger.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/web_finger/web_finger.ex
@@ -193,13 +193,15 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.WebFinger do
           URI.parse(account).host
       end
 
+    encoded_account = URI.encode("acct:#{account}")
+
     address =
       case find_lrdd_template(domain) do
         {:ok, template} ->
-          String.replace(template, "{uri}", URI.encode(account))
+          String.replace(template, "{uri}", encoded_account)
 
         _ ->
-          "https://#{domain}/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:#{account}"
+          "https://#{domain}/.well-known/webfinger?resource=#{encoded_account}"
       end
 
     with response <-
diff --git a/test/support/http_request_mock.ex b/test/support/http_request_mock.ex
index 79ab129fd..890a43cc1 100644
--- a/test/support/http_request_mock.ex
+++ b/test/support/http_request_mock.ex
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ defmodule HttpRequestMock do
   end
 
   def get(
-        "https://squeet.me/xrd/?uri=lain@squeet.me",
+        "https://squeet.me/xrd/?uri=acct:lain@squeet.me",
         _,
         _,
         Accept: "application/xrd+xml,application/jrd+json"
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ defmodule HttpRequestMock do
   end
 
   def get(
-        "https://social.heldscal.la/.well-known/webfinger?resource=shp@social.heldscal.la",
+        "https://social.heldscal.la/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:shp@social.heldscal.la",
         _,
         _,
         Accept: "application/xrd+xml,application/jrd+json"
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ defmodule HttpRequestMock do
   end
 
   def get(
-        "https://social.heldscal.la/.well-known/webfinger?resource=invalid_content@social.heldscal.la",
+        "https://social.heldscal.la/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:invalid_content@social.heldscal.la",
         _,
         _,
         Accept: "application/xrd+xml,application/jrd+json"
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ defmodule HttpRequestMock do
   end
 
   def get(
-        "http://framatube.org/main/xrd?uri=framasoft@framatube.org",
+        "http://framatube.org/main/xrd?uri=acct:framasoft@framatube.org",
         _,
         _,
         Accept: "application/xrd+xml,application/jrd+json"
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ defmodule HttpRequestMock do
   end
 
   def get(
-        "https://gerzilla.de/xrd/?uri=kaniini@gerzilla.de",
+        "https://gerzilla.de/xrd/?uri=acct:kaniini@gerzilla.de",
         _,
         _,
         Accept: "application/xrd+xml,application/jrd+json"
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ defmodule HttpRequestMock do
   end
 
   def get(
-        "https://zetsubou.xn--q9jyb4c/.well-known/webfinger?resource=lain@zetsubou.xn--q9jyb4c",
+        "https://zetsubou.xn--q9jyb4c/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:lain@zetsubou.xn--q9jyb4c",
         _,
         _,
         Accept: "application/xrd+xml,application/jrd+json"
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ defmodule HttpRequestMock do
   end
 
   def get(
-        "https://zetsubou.xn--q9jyb4c/.well-known/webfinger?resource=https://zetsubou.xn--q9jyb4c/users/lain",
+        "https://zetsubou.xn--q9jyb4c/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:https://zetsubou.xn--q9jyb4c/users/lain",
         _,
         _,
         Accept: "application/xrd+xml,application/jrd+json"