diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8591fcc84..75e834237 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- IMPORTANT: remember to remove this flag immediately on july 1st -->
+!-- IMPORTANT: remember to remove this flag immediately on july 1st -->
 # pl-fe 🏳️‍🌈
 
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diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/action-button.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/action-button.tsx
index 6b65777ed..d6c7c488b 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/action-button.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/action-button.tsx
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   follow: { id: 'account.follow', defaultMessage: 'Follow' },
   mute: { id: 'account.mute', defaultMessage: 'Mute @{name}' },
   remote_follow: { id: 'account.remote_follow', defaultMessage: 'Remote follow' },
-  requested: { id: 'account.requested', defaultMessage: 'Awaiting approval. Click to cancel follow request' },
-  requested_small: { id: 'account.requested_small', defaultMessage: 'Awaiting approval' },
+  requested: { id: 'account.requested', defaultMessage: 'Follow requested. Click to cancel' },
+  requested_small: { id: 'account.requested_small', defaultMessage: 'Follow requested' },
   unblock: { id: 'account.unblock', defaultMessage: 'Unblock @{name}' },
   unfollow: { id: 'account.unfollow', defaultMessage: 'Unfollow' },
   unmute: { id: 'account.unmute', defaultMessage: 'Unmute @{name}' },
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ interface IActionButton {
  * May say "Unblock" or something else, depending on the relationship and
  * `actionType` prop.
  */
-const ActionButton: React.FC<IActionButton> = ({ account, actionType, small }) => {
+const ActionButton: React.FC<IActionButton> = ({ account, actionType, small = true }) => {
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
   const features = useFeatures();
   const intl = useIntl();
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/locales/en.json b/packages/pl-fe/src/locales/en.json
index b9c0a6efb..88d99eb0b 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/locales/en.json
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
   "account.remote_follow": "Remote follow",
   "account.remove_from_followers": "Remove this follower",
   "account.report": "Report @{name}",
-  "account.requested": "Awaiting approval. Click to cancel follow request",
-  "account.requested_small": "Awaiting approval",
+  "account.requested": "Follow requested. Click to cancel",
+  "account.requested_small": "Follow requested",
   "account.rss_feed": "Subscribe to RSS feed",
   "account.scrobbling": "Playing {song}",
   "account.scrobbling.title": "{title} by {artist}",