In an attempt to persuade him to reconsider, Emperor Toba awarded him the rank of Shogoinoge (Senior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) in 1143, and in 1144, approved his return to the Fujiwara family and appointed him Shonagon (lesser councilor of state).
鳥羽上皇はこれを宥めようとして康治2年（1143年）に正五位下を与え、翌天養元年（1144年）には藤原姓への復姓を許して少納言に任命した。