diff --git a/src/App/Arguments.php b/src/App/Arguments.php
index ce24740839..4d386fc255 100644
--- a/src/App/Arguments.php
+++ b/src/App/Arguments.php
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ class Arguments
 		return $this->argv;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @return string The used HTTP method
+	 */
 	public function getMethod()
 	{
 		return $this->method;
diff --git a/src/BaseModule.php b/src/BaseModule.php
index bd096d94a4..c1a926a3a5 100644
--- a/src/BaseModule.php
+++ b/src/BaseModule.php
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ abstract class BaseModule implements ICanHandleRequests
 
 		$this->profiler->set(microtime(true) - $timestamp, 'init');
 
-		switch ($this->args->getMethod() ?? Router::GET) {
+		switch ($this->args->getMethod()) {
 			case Router::DELETE:
 				$this->delete($request);
 				break;
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Accounts/Followers.php b/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Accounts/Followers.php
index d5fef22a6c..58d1f7d834 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Accounts/Followers.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Accounts/Followers.php
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ class Followers extends BaseApi
 			$params['order'] = ['cid'];
 		}
 
+		$accounts = [];
+
 		$followers = DBA::select('contact-relation', ['relation-cid'], $condition, $params);
 		while ($follower = DBA::fetch($followers)) {
 			self::setBoundaries($follower['relation-cid']);