diff --git a/src/element/follow-button.tsx b/src/element/follow-button.tsx
index 813086d..bf6bee4 100644
--- a/src/element/follow-button.tsx
+++ b/src/element/follow-button.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ export function LoggedInFollowButton({
   pubkey: string;
 }) {
   const login = useLogin();
-  const { tags, relays } = useFollows(loggedIn, true);
+  const following = useFollows(loggedIn, true);
+  const { tags, relays } = following ? following : { tags: [], relays: {} }
   const follows = tags.filter((t) => t.at(0) === "p")
   const isFollowing = follows.find((t) => t.at(1) === pubkey);
 
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ export function LoggedInFollowButton({
 
   return (
     <AsyncButton
+      disabled={!following}
       type="button"
       className="btn btn-primary"
       onClick={isFollowing ? unfollow : follow}
diff --git a/src/hooks/follows.ts b/src/hooks/follows.ts
index c9d349c..d006b60 100644
--- a/src/hooks/follows.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/follows.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,5 @@ export default function useFollows(pubkey: string, leaveOpen = false) {
   );
 
   const relays = JSON.parse(data?.content ?? "{}");
-
-  return { tags: data?.tags ?? [], relays };
+  return data ? { tags: data.tags, relays } : null
 }