diff --git a/resolvers/author.py b/resolvers/author.py
index 06ff0249..3b0223ae 100644
--- a/resolvers/author.py
+++ b/resolvers/author.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def count_author_shouts_rating(session, author_id) -> int:
 
 
 async def load_author_with_stats(q):
-    q = add_author_stat_columns(q, author_model=Author)
+    q = add_author_stat_columns(q)
 
     result = await get_authors_from_query(q)
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ async def get_author_id(_, _info, user: str):
 @query.field('load_authors_by')
 async def load_authors_by(_, _info, by, limit, offset):
     q = select(Author)
-    q = add_author_stat_columns(q, author_model=Author)
+    q = add_author_stat_columns(q)
     if by.get('slug'):
         q = q.filter(Author.slug.ilike(f"%{by['slug']}%"))
     elif by.get('name'):
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ async def create_author(user_id: str, slug: str, name: str = ''):
 @query.field('get_author_followers')
 async def get_author_followers(_, _info, slug) -> List[Author]:
     q = select(Author)
-    q = add_author_stat_columns(q, author_model=Author)
+    q = add_author_stat_columns(q)
 
     aliased_author = aliased(Author)
     q = (
diff --git a/resolvers/follower.py b/resolvers/follower.py
index 48e50f66..0ccee9b7 100644
--- a/resolvers/follower.py
+++ b/resolvers/follower.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def query_follows(user_id: str):
                 .filter(TopicFollower.topic == Topic.id)
             )
 
-            authors_query = add_author_stat_columns(authors_query, author_model=aliased_author)
+            authors_query = add_author_stat_columns(authors_query)
             topics_query = add_topic_stat_columns(topics_query)
             authors = [
                 {
diff --git a/resolvers/stat.py b/resolvers/stat.py
index 50e50366..1bcf1f9f 100644
--- a/resolvers/stat.py
+++ b/resolvers/stat.py
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ from services.db import local_session
 # from services.viewed import ViewedStorage
 
 
-def add_author_stat_columns(q, author_model=None):
-    aliased_author = author_model or aliased(Author)
+def add_author_stat_columns(q):
     shout_author_aliased = aliased(ShoutAuthor)
     q = q.outerjoin(shout_author_aliased).add_columns(
         func.count(distinct(shout_author_aliased.shout)).label('shouts_stat')
@@ -17,15 +16,15 @@ def add_author_stat_columns(q, author_model=None):
 
     authors_table = aliased(AuthorFollower)
     q = q.outerjoin(
-        authors_table, authors_table.follower == aliased_author.id
+        authors_table, authors_table.follower == Author.id
     ).add_columns(func.count(distinct(authors_table.author)).label('authors_stat'))
 
     followers_table = aliased(AuthorFollower)
-    q = q.outerjoin(followers_table, followers_table.author == aliased_author.id).add_columns(
+    q = q.outerjoin(followers_table, followers_table.author == Author.id).add_columns(
         func.count(distinct(followers_table.follower)).label('followers_stat')
     )
 
-    q = q.group_by(aliased_author.id)
+    q = q.group_by(Author.id)
     return q
 
 
diff --git a/services/follows.py b/services/follows.py
index 89aa7d30..ff8a93c3 100644
--- a/services/follows.py
+++ b/services/follows.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ async def update_follows_for_user(
 
 async def handle_author_follower_change(connection, author_id, follower_id, is_insert):
     q = select(Author).filter(Author.id == author_id)
-    q = add_author_stat_columns(q, author_model=Author)
+    q = add_author_stat_columns(q)
     async with connection.begin() as conn:
         [author, shouts_stat, followers_stat, followings_stat] = await conn.execute(
             q