diff --git a/resolvers/author.py b/resolvers/author.py
index 7709c5f1..8c152f85 100644
--- a/resolvers/author.py
+++ b/resolvers/author.py
@@ -240,9 +240,9 @@ def create_author(user_id: str, slug: str, name: str = ""):
 
 
 @query.field("get_author_followers")
-async def get_author_followers(_, _info, slug: str):
+async def get_author_followers(_, _info, slug: str, user: str = "", author_id: int = 0):
     logger.debug(f"getting followers for @{slug}")
-    author_id = get_author_id_from(slug=slug, user="", author_id=0)
+    author_id = get_author_id_from(slug=slug, user=user, author_id=author_id)
     followers = []
     if author_id:
         followers = await get_cached_author_followers(author_id)