diff --git a/src/socket.io/user.js b/src/socket.io/user.js
index 47d3f6f762..166db2dffd 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/user.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/user.js
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ SocketUser.follow = function (socket, data, callback) {
 				bodyShort: '[[notifications:user_started_following_you, ' + userData.username + ']]',
 				nid: 'follow:' + data.uid + ':uid:' + socket.uid,
 				from: socket.uid,
-				path: '/uid/' + socket.uid,
+				path: '/uid/' + data.uid + '/followers',
 				mergeId: 'notifications:user_started_following_you'
 			}, next);
 		},