diff --git a/relay/frontend/page/home.haml b/relay/frontend/page/home.haml
index 527f33a..9c3e063 100644
--- a/relay/frontend/page/home.haml
+++ b/relay/frontend/page/home.haml
@@ -14,10 +14,15 @@
 			You may subscribe to this relay with the address:
 			%a(href="https://{{domain}}/actor") << https://{{domain}}/actor</a>
 
-	-if config["whitelist-enabled"]
+	-if config["approval-required"]
 		%p.section.message
-			Note: The whitelist is enabled on this instance. Ask the admin to add your instance
-			before joining.
+			Follow requests require approval. You will need to wait for an admin to accept or deny
+			your request.
+
+	-elif config["whitelist-enabled"]
+		%p.section.message
+			The whitelist is enabled on this instance. Ask the admin to add your instance before
+			joining.
 
 	.data-table.section
 		%table