diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 75cd42a8..0f14c14b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[0.3.4]
+- load_authors_by from cache
+
 [0.3.3]
 - feat: sentry integration enabled with glitchtip
 - fix: reindex on update shout
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a50b4ceb..aab99a75 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "core"
-version = "0.3.3"
+version = "0.3.4"
 description = "core module for discours.io"
 authors = ["discoursio devteam"]
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/resolvers/author.py b/resolvers/author.py
index a605644d..5cf6e0fe 100644
--- a/resolvers/author.py
+++ b/resolvers/author.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ async def get_author_id(_, _info, user: str):
 
 
 @query.field("load_authors_by")
-def load_authors_by(_, _info, by, limit, offset):
+async def load_authors_by(_, _info, by, limit, offset):
     logger.debug(f"loading authors by {by}")
     q = select(Author)
     if by.get("slug"):