diff --git a/resolvers/author.py b/resolvers/author.py
index fa6efa94..3a8f5cc2 100644
--- a/resolvers/author.py
+++ b/resolvers/author.py
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ async def get_author_follows(_, _info, slug='', user=None, author_id=0):
             raise ValueError('One of slug, user, or author_id must be provided')
         logger.debug(author_query)
         [author] = local_session().execute(author_query)
-        logger.debug(author.dict())
         if isinstance(author, Author):
+            logger.debug(author.dict())
             author_id = author.id.scalar()
             rkey = f'author:{author_id}:follows-authors'
             logger.debug(f'getting {author_id} follows authors')