diff --git a/src/Web/ActivityPub.hs b/src/Web/ActivityPub.hs
index 070f468..58cf454 100644
--- a/src/Web/ActivityPub.hs
+++ b/src/Web/ActivityPub.hs
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ parseFollow o =
     Follow
         <$> o .:  "object"
         <*> o .:? "context"
-        <*> o .:  "hide"
+        <*> o .:? "hide" .!= False
 
 encodeFollow :: UriMode u => Follow u -> Series
 encodeFollow (Follow obj mcontext hide)