diff --git a/resolvers/author.py b/resolvers/author.py
index cf037be3..6c6bc0da 100644
--- a/resolvers/author.py
+++ b/resolvers/author.py
@@ -182,17 +182,17 @@ async def get_author_follows(_, _info, slug='', user=None, author_id=0):
                 rkey = f'author:{author_id}:follows-authors'
                 logger.debug(f'getting {author_id} follows authors')
                 cached = await redis.execute('GET', rkey)
+                authors = []
                 if not cached:
                     authors = author_follows_authors(author_id)
                     prepared = [author.dict() for author in authors]
-                    await redis.execute(
-                        'SET', rkey, json.dumps(prepared, cls=CustomJSONEncoder)
-                    )
+                    await redis.execute('SET', rkey, json.dumps(prepared, cls=CustomJSONEncoder))
                 elif isinstance(cached, str):
                     authors = json.loads(cached)
 
                 rkey = f'author:{author_id}:follows-topics'
                 cached = await redis.execute('GET', rkey)
+                topics = []
                 if cached and isinstance(cached, str):
                     topics = json.loads(cached)
                 if not cached:
diff --git a/resolvers/stat.py b/resolvers/stat.py
index ea17041e..a1fba3cd 100644
--- a/resolvers/stat.py
+++ b/resolvers/stat.py
@@ -16,10 +16,17 @@ def add_topic_stat_columns(q):
     aliased_shout = aliased(Shout)
 
     q = (
-        q.outerjoin(aliased_shout_topic, and_(aliased_shout_topic.topic == Topic.id, aliased_shout.published_at.is_not(None)))
+        q.outerjoin(aliased_shout_topic, aliased_shout_topic.topic == Topic.id)
         .add_columns(
             func.count(distinct(aliased_shout_topic.shout)).label('shouts_stat')
         )
+        .outerjoin(
+            aliased_shout_author,
+            and_(
+                aliased_shout_topic.shout == aliased_shout_author.shout,
+                aliased_shout.published_at.is_not(None),
+            )
+        )
         .outerjoin(
             aliased_shout_author,
             aliased_shout_topic.shout == aliased_shout_author.shout,