diff --git a/resolvers/author.py b/resolvers/author.py
index b0c5aa5b..e64c6e6a 100644
--- a/resolvers/author.py
+++ b/resolvers/author.py
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ async def get_author(_, _info, slug='', author_id=None):
         if author_id:
             cache = await redis.execute('GET', f'id:{author_id}:author')
             q = select(Author).where(Author.id == author_id)
-            author = json.loads(cache) if cache else get_with_stat(q)[0]
+            author_dict = json.loads(cache) if cache else get_with_stat(q)[0].dict()
             if author:
-                await update_author_cache(author.dict())
-                return author
+                await update_author_cache(author_dict)
+                return author_dict
     except Exception:
         import traceback
         exc = traceback.format_exc()
diff --git a/services/event_listeners.py b/services/event_listeners.py
index fa474d10..87745878 100644
--- a/services/event_listeners.py
+++ b/services/event_listeners.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def after_reaction_insert(mapper, connection, reaction: Reaction):
     authors = get_with_stat(author_query)
 
     for author in authors:
-        asyncio.create_task(update_author_cache(author.author()))
+        asyncio.create_task(update_author_cache(author.dict()))
 
     shout = connection.execute(select(Shout).select_from(Shout).where(Shout.id == reaction.shout)).first()
     if shout: