diff --git a/resolvers/stat.py b/resolvers/stat.py
index d17c3511..75057c58 100644
--- a/resolvers/stat.py
+++ b/resolvers/stat.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ def get_with_stat(q):
     try:
         with local_session() as session:
             # detect author
-            is_author = f"{q}".lower().startswith("select author")
+            is_author = f"{q}".lower().startswith(["select author", "select * from author"])
 
             # Add stat columns to the query
             q = add_author_stat_columns(q) if is_author else add_topic_stat_columns(q)
diff --git a/services/precache.py b/services/precache.py
index 424ac24c..8222cb37 100644
--- a/services/precache.py
+++ b/services/precache.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ async def precache_data():
     topics_by_id = {}
 
     # authors precache
-    authors = get_with_stat(select(Author))
+    authors = get_with_stat(select(Author).filter(Author.user.is_not(None)))
     for a in authors:
         profile = a.dict() if not isinstance(a, dict) else a
         author_id = profile.get("id")