diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex
index 7114d6de6..55a9c2572 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex
@@ -14,6 +14,19 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI do
 
   import Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI.Utils
 
+  def follow(follower, followed) do
+    with {:ok, follower} <- User.maybe_direct_follow(follower, followed),
+         {:ok, activity} <- ActivityPub.follow(follower, followed),
+         {:ok, follower, followed} <-
+           User.wait_and_refresh(
+             Pleroma.Config.get([:activitypub, :follow_handshake_timeout]),
+             follower,
+             followed
+           ) do
+      {:ok, follower, followed, activity}
+    end
+  end
+
   def delete(activity_id, user) do
     with %Activity{data: %{"object" => %{"id" => object_id}}} <- Repo.get(Activity, activity_id),
          %Object{} = object <- Object.normalize(object_id),
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
index 66d450251..4cd27c7a0 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
@@ -736,14 +736,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController do
 
   def follow(%{assigns: %{user: follower}} = conn, %{"id" => id}) do
     with %User{} = followed <- Repo.get(User, id),
-         {:ok, follower} <- User.maybe_direct_follow(follower, followed),
-         {:ok, _activity} <- ActivityPub.follow(follower, followed),
-         {:ok, follower, followed} <-
-           User.wait_and_refresh(
-             Config.get([:activitypub, :follow_handshake_timeout]),
-             follower,
-             followed
-           ) do
+         {:ok, follower, followed, _} <- CommonAPI.follow(follower, followed) do
       conn
       |> put_view(AccountView)
       |> render("relationship.json", %{user: follower, target: followed})
@@ -757,8 +750,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController do
 
   def follow(%{assigns: %{user: follower}} = conn, %{"uri" => uri}) do
     with %User{} = followed <- Repo.get_by(User, nickname: uri),
-         {:ok, follower} <- User.maybe_direct_follow(follower, followed),
-         {:ok, _activity} <- ActivityPub.follow(follower, followed) do
+         {:ok, follower, followed, _} <- CommonAPI.follow(follower, followed) do
       conn
       |> put_view(AccountView)
       |> render("account.json", %{user: followed, for: follower})
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api.ex
index ab6470d78..dcb15b9a9 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api.ex
@@ -28,18 +28,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.TwitterAPI do
   end
 
   def follow(%User{} = follower, params) do
-    with {:ok, %User{} = followed} <- get_user(params),
-         {:ok, follower} <- User.maybe_direct_follow(follower, followed),
-         {:ok, activity} <- ActivityPub.follow(follower, followed),
-         {:ok, follower, followed} <-
-           User.wait_and_refresh(
-             Pleroma.Config.get([:activitypub, :follow_handshake_timeout]),
-             follower,
-             followed
-           ) do
-      {:ok, follower, followed, activity}
-    else
-      err -> err
+    with {:ok, %User{} = followed} <- get_user(params) do
+      CommonAPI.follow(follower, followed)
     end
   end