diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index f6d134d..4dd1e1b 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -772,6 +772,11 @@ def following():
 
     if is_api_request():
         _log_sig()
+        if config.HIDE_FOLLOWING:
+            return jsonify(
+                **activitypub.simple_build_ordered_collection("following", [])
+            )
+
         return jsonify(
             **activitypub.build_ordered_collection(
                 DB.activities,
diff --git a/core/activitypub.py b/core/activitypub.py
index 9c172c2..3e071f7 100644
--- a/core/activitypub.py
+++ b/core/activitypub.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from little_boxes.httpsig import HTTPSigAuth
 
 from config import BASE_URL
 from config import DB
+from config import DEFAULT_CTX
 from config import EXTRA_INBOXES
 from config import ID
 from config import KEY
@@ -538,7 +539,7 @@ def embed_collection(total_items, first_page_id):
 
 def simple_build_ordered_collection(col_name, data):
     return {
-        "@context": ap.COLLECTION_CTX,
+        "@context": DEFAULT_CTX,
         "id": BASE_URL + "/" + col_name,
         "totalItems": len(data),
         "type": ap.ActivityType.ORDERED_COLLECTION.value,