diff --git a/resolvers/author.py b/resolvers/author.py
index 771e3de9..178073a8 100644
--- a/resolvers/author.py
+++ b/resolvers/author.py
@@ -303,29 +303,36 @@ async def get_author_followers(_, _info, slug: str):
         author_alias = aliased(Author)
         author_query = select(author_alias).filter(author_alias.slug == slug)
         result = local_session().execute(author_query).first()
-        if result:
-            [author] = result
-            author_id = author.id
-            cached = await redis.execute("GET", f"author:{author_id}:followers")
-            if not cached:
-                author_follower_alias = aliased(AuthorFollower, name="af")
-                q = select(Author).join(
-                    author_follower_alias,
-                    and_(
-                        author_follower_alias.author == author_id,
-                        author_follower_alias.follower == Author.id,
-                    ),
-                )
-                results = get_with_stat(q)
-                if isinstance(results, list):
-                    for follower in results:
-                        await cache_follower(follower.dict(), author.dict())
-                    logger.debug(f"@{slug} cache updated with {len(results)} followers")
-                return results
-            else:
-                logger.debug(f"@{slug} got followers cached")
-                if isinstance(cached, str):
-                    return json.loads(cached)
+
+        [author] = result
+        author_id = author.id
+        cached = await redis.execute("GET", f"author:{author_id}:followers")
+        if cached:
+            logger.debug(f"@{slug} got followers cached")
+            followers_ids = []
+            followers = []
+            if isinstance(cached, str):
+                followers_cached = json.loads(cached)
+                if isinstance(followers_cached, list):
+                    for fc in followers_cached:
+                        if fc['id'] not in followers_ids:
+                            followers.append(fc)
+                return followers
+
+        author_follower_alias = aliased(AuthorFollower, name="af")
+        q = select(Author).join(
+            author_follower_alias,
+            and_(
+                author_follower_alias.author == author_id,
+                author_follower_alias.follower == Author.id,
+            ),
+        )
+        results = get_with_stat(q)
+        if isinstance(results, list):
+            for follower in results:
+                await cache_follower(follower.dict(), author.dict())
+            logger.debug(f"@{slug} cache updated with {len(results)} followers")
+        return results
     except Exception as exc:
         import traceback