diff --git a/resolvers/author.py b/resolvers/author.py
index 6a9ded14..ce907fc6 100644
--- a/resolvers/author.py
+++ b/resolvers/author.py
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ def create_author(user_id: str, slug: str, name: str = ""):
 @query.field("get_author_followers")
 async def get_author_followers(_, _info, slug: str):
     logger.debug(f"getting followers for @{slug}")
-    author_query = select(Author.id).filter(Author.slug == slug).first()
+    author_query = select(Author.id).filter(Author.slug == slug)
     author_id_result = local_session().execute(author_query)
     author_id = author_id_result[0] if author_id_result else None
     followers = await get_cached_author_followers(author_id)