diff --git a/app/controllers/user_follows_controller.ts b/app/controllers/user_follows_controller.ts
index 47e1bd8..45fc1e8 100644
--- a/app/controllers/user_follows_controller.ts
+++ b/app/controllers/user_follows_controller.ts
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ export default class UserFollowsController {
     const currentUserId = ctx.auth.user?.id!
     const followerId = ctx.params.userId
     try {
-      await this.service.destroy(currentUserId, followerId)
-      return ctx.response.status(200)
+      await this.service.destroy(followerId, currentUserId)
+      return ctx.response.noContent()
     } catch (error) {
       logger.error(error)
       return ctx.session.flash('errors', { message: 'Error occurred.' })
diff --git a/app/services/user_follow_service.ts b/app/services/user_follow_service.ts
index f215ec7..e3bb692 100644
--- a/app/services/user_follow_service.ts
+++ b/app/services/user_follow_service.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ export default class UserFollowService {
     return result.count
   }
 
-  async show(currentUserId: UUID, followerUserId: UUID): Promise<UserFollower | null> {
+  async show(targetId: UUID, followerUserId: UUID): Promise<UserFollower | null> {
     const [relation] = await UserFollower.query()
-      .where('user_id', currentUserId)
+      .where('user_id', targetId)
       .andWhere('follower_id', followerUserId)
       .limit(1)
     return relation
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ export default class UserFollowService {
     return relation
   }
 
-  async destroy(currentUserId: UUID, followerUserId: UUID) {
-    const relation = await this.show(currentUserId, followerUserId)
+  async destroy(targetId: UUID, followerUserId: UUID) {
+    const relation = await this.show(targetId, followerUserId)
     if (!relation) return null
     await relation.delete()
   }
diff --git a/config/shield.ts b/config/shield.ts
index 6229ea4..d3aa290 100644
--- a/config/shield.ts
+++ b/config/shield.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,9 @@ const shieldConfig = defineConfig({
    * to learn more
    */
   csrf: {
-    // enabled: true,
-    enabled: false,
+    enabled: true,
     exceptRoutes: [],
-    // enableXsrfCookie: true,
+    enableXsrfCookie: true,
     methods: ['POST', 'PUT', 'PATCH', 'DELETE'],
   },
 
diff --git a/inertia/components/posts/form.tsx b/inertia/components/posts/form.tsx
index 826dd32..fdfd8a6 100644
--- a/inertia/components/posts/form.tsx
+++ b/inertia/components/posts/form.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { UserResponse } from '#interfaces/user'
 import HighlightedInput from '@/components/generic/highlighted_input'
 import { UserAvatar } from '@/components/generic/user_avatar'
 import { REGEX, replaceLast } from '#utils/index'
+import axios from 'axios'
 
 const MAX_FILES = 3
 
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ export default function Form({
   const method = post ? 'patch' : 'post'
 
   async function handleFetch(searchTerm: string) {
-    const request = await fetch(
+    const request = await axios.get(
       route('users.index', {
         qs: {
           search: searchTerm,
@@ -60,9 +61,8 @@ export default function Form({
       }).path
     )
 
-    if (request.ok) {
-      const json = await request.json()
-      return json.data
+    if (request.status === 200) {
+      return request.data.data
     }
 
     return []
diff --git a/inertia/components/posts/post_card.tsx b/inertia/components/posts/post_card.tsx
index 771b57e..9f10c7e 100644
--- a/inertia/components/posts/post_card.tsx
+++ b/inertia/components/posts/post_card.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import { UserResponse } from '#interfaces/user'
 import { route } from '@izzyjs/route/client'
 import { useToast } from '@/components/ui/use_toast'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
+import axios from 'axios'
 
 type PostActions = 'update' | 'delete' | 'report' | 'pin'
 
@@ -246,17 +247,14 @@ function PostReaction({
 
     const isDelete = react === reaction.type
 
-    const request = await fetch(
+    const request = await axios(
       route('posts_reactions.store', { params: { id: post?.id! } }).path,
       {
         method: isDelete ? 'delete' : 'post',
-        headers: {
-          'content-type': 'application/json',
-        },
         ...(!isDelete && {
-          body: JSON.stringify({
+          data: {
             reaction: react,
-          }),
+          },
         }),
       }
     )
@@ -358,7 +356,7 @@ function PostActions({
   const { toast } = useToast()
 
   async function updatePin() {
-    const request = await fetch(
+    const request = await axios(
       route('posts_pins.update', {
         params: {
           id: post.id,
@@ -366,19 +364,16 @@ function PostActions({
       }).path,
       {
         method: 'post',
-        headers: {
-          'content-type': 'application/json',
-        },
       }
     )
 
-    if (request.ok) {
-      const { pinned } = await request.json()
+    if (request.status === 200) {
+      const { pinned } = await request.data
       setPostState((prevState) => {
         return { ...prevState, pinned }
       })
     } else {
-      const { message } = await request.json()
+      const { message } = await request.data
       toast({ title: 'Unable to pin post', description: message })
     }
   }
diff --git a/inertia/components/posts/report.tsx b/inertia/components/posts/report.tsx
index 0fec61e..56c7034 100644
--- a/inertia/components/posts/report.tsx
+++ b/inertia/components/posts/report.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
 import { PostReportReason } from '#enums/post'
 import { Send } from 'lucide-react'
 import { route } from '@izzyjs/route/client'
+import axios from 'axios'
 
 export function ReportPost({ post, trigger }: { post: PostResponse; trigger: ReactNode }) {
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false)
@@ -44,16 +45,9 @@ export function ReportPost({ post, trigger }: { post: PostResponse; trigger: Rea
   const { toast } = useToast()
 
   async function getUserPostReport() {
-    fetch(route('posts_reports.show', { params: { id: post.id } }).path, {
-      method: 'get',
-      headers: {
-        'content-type': 'application/json',
-      },
-    })
-      .then((response) => {
-        return response.json()
-      })
-      .then((json) => {
+    axios
+      .get(route('posts_reports.show', { params: { id: post.id } }).path)
+      .then(({ data: json }) => {
         if (json) {
           setHasReported({
             id: json.id,
@@ -76,12 +70,9 @@ export function ReportPost({ post, trigger }: { post: PostResponse; trigger: Rea
 
     e.preventDefault()
     setIsSubmitting(true)
-    fetch(url, {
+    axios(url, {
       method,
-      headers: {
-        'content-type': 'application/json',
-      },
-      body: JSON.stringify(data),
+      data,
     })
       .then(() => {
         setSubmitted(true)
diff --git a/inertia/components/users/_notifications_dropdown.tsx b/inertia/components/users/_notifications_dropdown.tsx
index 5c71757..169cc38 100644
--- a/inertia/components/users/_notifications_dropdown.tsx
+++ b/inertia/components/users/_notifications_dropdown.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { BadgeInfo, BellDot, CheckCheck, Clock, Loader2 } from 'lucide-react'
 import { NotificationType } from '#enums/notification'
 import { PostReactionType } from '#enums/post'
 import { formatDistanceToNow } from 'date-fns'
+import axios from 'axios'
 
 export default function NotificationsDropdown() {
   const [notificationsLoadState, setNotificationsLoadState] = useState<
@@ -31,9 +32,9 @@ export default function NotificationsDropdown() {
   ]
 
   async function getUserNotifications() {
-    const request = await fetch(route('notifications.index').path, { method: 'GET' })
-    if (request.ok) {
-      const data: NotificationResponse[] = await request.json()
+    const request = await axios.get(route('notifications.index').path)
+    if (request.status === 200) {
+      const data: NotificationResponse[] = request.data
       if (data.length !== notifications.length) {
         setNotifications(data)
         setNotificationsLoadState('loaded')
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ export default function NotificationsDropdown() {
   }
 
   async function markAllAsRead() {
-    const request = await fetch(route('notifications.update').path, { method: 'POST' })
-    if (request.ok) {
+    const request = await axios.post(route('notifications.update').path)
+    if (request.status === 200) {
       setNotifications([])
       setMarkedAsRead(true)
     }
diff --git a/inertia/pages/users/show.tsx b/inertia/pages/users/show.tsx
index 1622953..c843b5f 100644
--- a/inertia/pages/users/show.tsx
+++ b/inertia/pages/users/show.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { route } from '@izzyjs/route/client'
 import { UserAvatar } from '@/components/generic/user_avatar'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
+import axios from 'axios'
 
 function UserCard({
   currentUser,
@@ -36,18 +37,14 @@ function UserCard({
     }).path
 
     if (follow === 'following') {
-      fetch(url, {
-        method: 'delete',
-      }).then(() => {
+      axios.delete(url).then(() => {
         setFollow('not-following')
         setProfileData((prevState) => {
           return { ...prevState, followersCount: +prevState.followersCount - 1 }
         })
       })
     } else {
-      fetch(url, {
-        method: 'post',
-      }).then(() => {
+      axios.post(url).then(() => {
         setFollow('following')
         setProfileData((prevState) => {
           return { ...prevState, followersCount: +prevState.followersCount + 1 }
@@ -134,7 +131,7 @@ export default function Show({ user, posts, profile }: InferPageProps<FeedContro
 
   async function followStatus() {
     if (!profile) return
-    const request = await fetch(
+    const request = await axios.get(
       route('users_follows.show', {
         params: {
           userId: profile.id,
@@ -142,8 +139,8 @@ export default function Show({ user, posts, profile }: InferPageProps<FeedContro
       }).path
     )
 
-    if (request.ok) {
-      const json: { following: boolean } = await request.json()
+    if (request.status === 200) {
+      const json: { following: boolean } = await request.data
       if (json.following) {
         setFollow('following')
       } else {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ed59de6..42d773a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.15.0",
     "@vinejs/vine": "^2.1.0",
     "autoprefixer": "^10.4.19",
+    "axios": "^1.7.9",
     "class-variance-authority": "^0.7.0",
     "clsx": "^2.1.1",
     "cmdk": "^1.0.4",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 140213d..ccc7fb8 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4355,6 +4355,15 @@ axios@^1.6.0:
     form-data "^4.0.0"
     proxy-from-env "^1.1.0"
 
+axios@^1.7.9:
+  version "1.7.9"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/axios/-/axios-1.7.9.tgz#d7d071380c132a24accda1b2cfc1535b79ec650a"
+  integrity sha512-LhLcE7Hbiryz8oMDdDptSrWowmB4Bl6RCt6sIJKpRB4XtVf0iEgewX3au/pJqm+Py1kCASkb/FFKjxQaLtxJvw==
+  dependencies:
+    follow-redirects "^1.15.6"
+    form-data "^4.0.0"
+    proxy-from-env "^1.1.0"
+
 balanced-match@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/balanced-match/-/balanced-match-1.0.2.tgz"