diff --git a/src/overlord/mod.rs b/src/overlord/mod.rs
index c242a0d4..a2f50895 100644
--- a/src/overlord/mod.rs
+++ b/src/overlord/mod.rs
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ impl Overlord {
                 .read()
                 .await
                 .get_followed_pubkeys()
-                .await
                 .iter()
                 .map(|p| p.to_owned())
                 .collect();
diff --git a/src/people.rs b/src/people.rs
index 92d1ee7e..4272e4b7 100644
--- a/src/people.rs
+++ b/src/people.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ impl People {
         }
     }
 
-    pub async fn get_followed_pubkeys(&self) -> Vec<PublicKeyHex> {
+    pub fn get_followed_pubkeys(&self) -> Vec<PublicKeyHex> {
         let mut output: Vec<PublicKeyHex> = Vec::new();
         for person in self
             .people