diff --git a/resolvers/reader.py b/resolvers/reader.py
index 958358b7..7caf5b13 100644
--- a/resolvers/reader.py
+++ b/resolvers/reader.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from orm.reaction import Reaction, ReactionKind
 from orm.shout import Shout, ShoutAuthor, ShoutTopic
 from orm.topic import Topic, TopicFollower
 from resolvers.reaction import add_reaction_stat_columns
-from resolvers.topic import random_topic_query
+from resolvers.topic import get_topics_random
 from services.auth import login_required
 from services.db import local_session
 from services.schema import query
@@ -461,32 +461,36 @@ async def load_shouts_random_top(_, _info, options):
 
 @query.field('load_shouts_random_topic')
 async def load_shouts_random_topic(_, info, limit: int = 10):
-    random_topic_subquery = random_topic_query(1).subquery()
+    [topic] = get_topics_random(None, None, 1)
+    if topic:
+        shouts = fetch_shouts_by_topic(topic, limit)
+        if shouts:
+            return {'topic': topic, 'shouts': shouts}
+    return {
+        'error': 'failed to get random topic after few retries',
+        'shouts': [],
+        'topic': {},
+    }
+
+
+def fetch_shouts_by_topic(topic, limit):
     q = (
-        select(Topic, Shout)
-        .select_from(Topic)
-        .join(Shout, Shout.topics.any(Topic.id == random_topic_subquery.c.id))
-        .options(joinedload(Shout.authors))
+        select(Shout)
+        .options(joinedload(Shout.authors), joinedload(Shout.topics))
         .filter(
             and_(
                 Shout.deleted_at.is_(None),
                 Shout.featured_at.is_not(None),
-                Shout.topics.any(slug=Topic.slug),
+                Shout.topics.any(slug=topic.slug),
             )
         )
     )
 
     aliased_reaction = aliased(Reaction)
     q = add_reaction_stat_columns(q, aliased_reaction)
-    q = q.group_by(Shout.id, Topic.slug).order_by(desc(Shout.created_at)).limit(limit)
-    result = local_session().execute(q)
 
-    if result:
-        topic, shouts = result[0]
-        return {'topic': topic, 'shouts': shouts}
+    q = q.group_by(Shout.id).order_by(desc(Shout.created_at)).limit(limit)
 
-    return {
-        'error': 'failed to get random topic after few retries',
-        'shouts': [],
-        'topic': None
-    }
+    shouts = get_shouts_from_query(q)
+
+    return shouts
diff --git a/resolvers/topic.py b/resolvers/topic.py
index 64ce81da..5f87ccfa 100644
--- a/resolvers/topic.py
+++ b/resolvers/topic.py
@@ -122,7 +122,11 @@ def topic_unfollow(follower_id, slug):
 
 @query.field('get_topics_random')
 def get_topics_random(_, _info, amount=12):
-    q = random_topic_query(amount)
+    q = select(Topic)
+    q = q.join(ShoutTopic)
+    q = q.group_by(Topic.id)
+    q = q.having(func.count(distinct(ShoutTopic.shout)) > 2)
+    q = q.order_by(func.random()).limit(amount)
 
     topics = []
     with local_session() as session:
@@ -130,12 +134,3 @@ def get_topics_random(_, _info, amount=12):
             topics.append(topic)
 
     return topics
-
-
-def random_topic_query(amount: int):
-    q = select(Topic)
-    q = q.join(ShoutTopic)
-    q = q.group_by(Topic.id)
-    q = q.having(func.count(distinct(ShoutTopic.shout)) > 2)
-    q = q.order_by(func.random()).limit(amount)
-    return q