diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/web_finger/web_finger.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/web_finger/web_finger.ex
index 7ffd0e51b..442b25165 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/web_finger/web_finger.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/web_finger/web_finger.ex
@@ -194,13 +194,15 @@ def finger(account) do
           URI.parse(account).host
       end
 
+    encoded_account = URI.encode("acct:#{account}")
+
     address =
       case find_lrdd_template(domain) do
         {:ok, template} ->
-          String.replace(template, "{uri}", URI.encode(account))
+          String.replace(template, "{uri}", encoded_account)
 
         _ ->
-          "https://#{domain}/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:#{account}"
+          "https://#{domain}/.well-known/webfinger?resource=#{encoded_account}"
       end
 
     with response <-
diff --git a/test/support/http_request_mock.ex b/test/support/http_request_mock.ex
index 9624cb0f7..3a95e92da 100644
--- a/test/support/http_request_mock.ex
+++ b/test/support/http_request_mock.ex
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def get(
   end
 
   def get(
-        "https://squeet.me/xrd/?uri=lain@squeet.me",
+        "https://squeet.me/xrd/?uri=acct:lain@squeet.me",
         _,
         _,
         [{"accept", "application/xrd+xml,application/jrd+json"}]
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ def get(
   end
 
   def get(
-        "https://social.heldscal.la/.well-known/webfinger?resource=shp@social.heldscal.la",
+        "https://social.heldscal.la/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:shp@social.heldscal.la",
         _,
         _,
         [{"accept", "application/xrd+xml,application/jrd+json"}]
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ def get(
   end
 
   def get(
-        "https://social.heldscal.la/.well-known/webfinger?resource=invalid_content@social.heldscal.la",
+        "https://social.heldscal.la/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:invalid_content@social.heldscal.la",
         _,
         _,
         [{"accept", "application/xrd+xml,application/jrd+json"}]
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ def get("http://framatube.org/.well-known/host-meta", _, _, _) do
   end
 
   def get(
-        "http://framatube.org/main/xrd?uri=framasoft@framatube.org",
+        "http://framatube.org/main/xrd?uri=acct:framasoft@framatube.org",
         _,
         _,
         [{"accept", "application/xrd+xml,application/jrd+json"}]
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ def get("http://gerzilla.de/.well-known/host-meta", _, _, _) do
   end
 
   def get(
-        "https://gerzilla.de/xrd/?uri=kaniini@gerzilla.de",
+        "https://gerzilla.de/xrd/?uri=acct:kaniini@gerzilla.de",
         _,
         _,
         [{"accept", "application/xrd+xml,application/jrd+json"}]
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ def get("http://404.site" <> _, _, _, _) do
   end
 
   def get(
-        "https://zetsubou.xn--q9jyb4c/.well-known/webfinger?resource=lain@zetsubou.xn--q9jyb4c",
+        "https://zetsubou.xn--q9jyb4c/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:lain@zetsubou.xn--q9jyb4c",
         _,
         _,
         [{"accept", "application/xrd+xml,application/jrd+json"}]
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ def get(
   end
 
   def get(
-        "https://zetsubou.xn--q9jyb4c/.well-known/webfinger?resource=https://zetsubou.xn--q9jyb4c/users/lain",
+        "https://zetsubou.xn--q9jyb4c/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:https://zetsubou.xn--q9jyb4c/users/lain",
         _,
         _,
         [{"accept", "application/xrd+xml,application/jrd+json"}]