diff --git a/src/ssb.js.c b/src/ssb.js.c
index 382665bc..425e0cd6 100644
--- a/src/ssb.js.c
+++ b/src/ssb.js.c
@@ -2341,7 +2341,7 @@ typedef struct _following_t
 static void _tf_ssb_following_work(tf_ssb_t* ssb, void* user_data)
 {
 	following_t* following = user_data;
-	following->out_following = tf_ssb_db_following_deep(ssb, following->ids, following->ids_count, following->depth - 1);
+	following->out_following = tf_ssb_db_following_deep(ssb, following->ids, following->ids_count, following->depth);
 }
 
 static void _tf_ssb_following_after_work(tf_ssb_t* ssb, int status, void* user_data)