diff --git a/freqtrade/freqai/data_kitchen.py b/freqtrade/freqai/data_kitchen.py
index 37df54042..99bd4d6fc 100644
--- a/freqtrade/freqai/data_kitchen.py
+++ b/freqtrade/freqai/data_kitchen.py
@@ -154,6 +154,11 @@ class FreqaiDataKitchen:
         if self.live:
             self.model_filename = self.data_drawer.pair_dict[coin]['model_filename']
             self.data_path = Path(self.data_drawer.pair_dict[coin]['data_path'])
+            if self.freqai_config.get('follow_mode', False):
+                # follower can be on a different system which is rsynced to the leader:
+                self.data_path = Path(self.config["user_data_dir"] /
+                                      "models" / self.data_path.parts[-2] /
+                                      self.data_path.parts[-1])
 
         with open(self.data_path / str(self.model_filename + "_metadata.json"), "r") as fp:
             self.data = json.load(fp)
diff --git a/freqtrade/freqai/freqai_interface.py b/freqtrade/freqai/freqai_interface.py
index ea48949b3..85d9a526c 100644
--- a/freqtrade/freqai/freqai_interface.py
+++ b/freqtrade/freqai/freqai_interface.py
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class IFreqaiModel(ABC):
         """
 
         if self.follow_mode:
-            # follower needs to load off disk to get any changes made by leader to pair_dict
+            # follower needs to load from disk to get any changes made by leader to pair_dict
             self.data_drawer.load_drawer_from_disk()
 
         (model_filename,
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class IFreqaiModel(ABC):
 
         # if the files do not yet exist, the follower returns null arrays to strategy
         if self.follow_mode and return_null_array:
-            logger.info('Returning null array from follower')
+            logger.info('Returning null array from follower to strategy')
             self.data_drawer.return_null_values_to_strategy(dataframe, dh)
             return dh