diff --git a/services/cache.py b/services/cache.py
index f1e27891..acabb0f4 100644
--- a/services/cache.py
+++ b/services/cache.py
@@ -203,14 +203,14 @@ async def get_cached_follower_topics(author_id: int):
             topics_ids = [topic.id for topic in topics]
 
     await redis.execute("SET", rkey, json.dumps(topics_ids))
-    if not topics:
-        topics_objects = []
-        for topic_id in topics_ids:
-            topic_str = await redis.execute("GET", f"topic:id:{topic_id}")
-            if topic_str:
-                topic = json.loads(topic_str)
-                if topic and topic not in topics_objects:
-                    topics_objects.append(topic.dict())
+
+    topics = []
+    for topic_id in topics_ids:
+        topic_str = await redis.execute("GET", f"topic:id:{topic_id}")
+        if topic_str:
+            topic = json.loads(topic_str)
+            if topic and topic not in topics:
+                topics.append(topic)
 
     logger.debug(f"author#{author_id} cache updated with {len(topics)} topics")
     return topics