diff --git a/app/Follower.php b/app/Follower.php
index d6d1d69aa..9ec6d9f65 100644
--- a/app/Follower.php
+++ b/app/Follower.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Follower extends Model
     protected $fillable = ['profile_id', 'following_id', 'local_profile'];
 
     const MAX_FOLLOWING = 7500;
-    const FOLLOW_PER_HOUR = 30;
+    const FOLLOW_PER_HOUR = 150;
 
     public function actor()
     {
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/BaseApiController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/BaseApiController.php
index 686c5dbca..b06d4f71a 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/BaseApiController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/BaseApiController.php
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class BaseApiController extends Controller
                 ->orderBy('id', 'DESC')
                 ->paginate($limit);
         } else {
-            $statuses = $statuses->whereVisibility('public')->orderBy('id', 'desc')->paginate($limit);
+            $statuses = $statuses->whereScope('public')->orderBy('id', 'desc')->paginate($limit);
         }
         $resource = new Fractal\Resource\Collection($statuses, new StatusTransformer());
         $res = $this->fractal->createData($resource)->toArray();