diff --git a/src/js/Session.js b/src/js/Session.js
index 1e0a6c48..da10ceb3 100644
--- a/src/js/Session.js
+++ b/src/js/Session.js
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ let myProfilePhoto;
 let latestChatLink;
 let onlineTimeout;
 let ourActivity;
-let hasFollows;
-let hasFollowers;
+let noFollows;
+let noFollowers;
 let userSearchIndex;
 const follows = {};
 const channels = window.channels = {};
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ function addFollow(callback, k, followDistance, follower) {
   }
   callback && callback(k, follows[k]);
   updateUserSearchIndex();
-  updateHasFollows();
-  updateHasFollowers();
+  updateNoFollows();
+  updateNoFollowers();
 }
 
 function removeFollow(k, followDistance, follower) {
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ function removeFollow(k, followDistance, follower) {
     if (followDistance === 1) {
       State.local.get('groups').get('follows').get(k).put(false);
     }
-    updateHasFollows();
-    updateHasFollowers();
+    updateNoFollows();
+    updateNoFollowers();
   }
 }
 
@@ -102,21 +102,21 @@ function getExtendedFollows(callback, k, maxDepth = 3, currentDepth = 1) {
   return follows;
 }
 
-function updateHasFollows() {
-  const v = Object.keys(follows).length > 1;
-  if (v !== hasFollows) {
-    hasFollows = v;
-    State.local.get('hasFollows').put(hasFollows);
+const updateNoFollows = _.debounce(() => {
+  const v = !(Object.keys(follows).length > 1);
+  if (v !== noFollows) {
+    noFollows = v;
+    State.local.get('noFollows').put(noFollows);
   }
-}
+}, 1000);
 
-function updateHasFollowers() {
-  const v = follows[key.pub] && (follows[key.pub].followers.size > 0);
-  if (v !== hasFollowers) {
-    hasFollowers = v;
-    State.local.get('hasFollowers').put(hasFollowers);
+const updateNoFollowers = _.debounce(() => {
+  const v = !(follows[key.pub] && (follows[key.pub].followers.size > 0));
+  if (v !== noFollowers) {
+    noFollowers = v;
+    State.local.get('noFollowers').put(noFollowers);
   }
-}
+}, 1000);
 
 function getUserSearchIndex() {
   return userSearchIndex;
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ function updateGroups() {
     }
     State.local.get('groups').get('everyone').get(k).put(true);
     if (k === getPubKey()) {
-      updateHasFollowers();
+      updateNoFollowers();
     }
   });
 }
diff --git a/src/js/components/SearchBox.js b/src/js/components/SearchBox.js
index 6a5ce6fe..f627e7cc 100644
--- a/src/js/components/SearchBox.js
+++ b/src/js/components/SearchBox.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class SearchBox extends Component {
   componentDidMount() {
     State.local.get('groups').get('everyone').map().on(this.sub(
       () => {
-        this.hasFollows = this.hasFollows || Object.keys(Session.getFollows()).length > 1;
+        this.noFollows = this.noFollows || Object.keys(Session.getFollows()).length > 1;
       }
     ));
     State.local.get('activeRoute').on(this.sub(
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class SearchBox extends Component {
               </a>
             `;
           })}
-          ${this.state.query && !this.hasFollows ? html`
+          ${this.state.query && !this.noFollows ? html`
             <a class="follow-someone">Follow someone to see more search results!</a>
             <a href="/profile/${suggestedFollow}" class="suggested">
               <${Identicon} str=${suggestedFollow} width=40/>
diff --git a/src/js/views/Feed.js b/src/js/views/Feed.js
index fe8e4c24..406eaa3b 100644
--- a/src/js/views/Feed.js
+++ b/src/js/views/Feed.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class Feed extends View {
         ${s.searchTerm ? html`<h2>Search results for "${s.searchTerm}"</h2>` : html`
           ${this.getNotification()}
         `}
-        ${s.hasFollows ? html`<${Filters}/>` : ''}
+        ${!s.noFollows ? html`<${Filters}/>` : ''}
         <${MessageFeed}
                 scrollElement=${this.scrollElement.current}
                 hashtag=${hashtag}
diff --git a/src/js/views/Profile.js b/src/js/views/Profile.js
index 828aad2c..c4204024 100644
--- a/src/js/views/Profile.js
+++ b/src/js/views/Profile.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Profile extends View {
   }
 
   getNotification() {
-    if (!this.state.hasFollowers && this.followers.has(Session.getPubKey())) {
+    if (this.state.noFollowers && this.followers.has(Session.getPubKey())) {
       return html`
         <div class="msg">
           <div class="msg-content">
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ class Profile extends View {
     }
     let qrCodeEl = $(this.qrRef.current);
     qrCodeEl.empty();
-    State.local.get('hasFollowers').on(this.inject());
+    State.local.get('noFollowers').on(this.inject());
     this.getProfileDetails();
     if (chat) {
       $(`input[name=notificationPreference][value=${  chat.notificationSetting  }]`).attr('checked', 'checked');
diff --git a/src/js/views/Store.js b/src/js/views/Store.js
index cddcbfa7..51e508b8 100644
--- a/src/js/views/Store.js
+++ b/src/js/views/Store.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class Store extends View {
     const cartTotalItems = Object.keys(this.cart).reduce((sum, k) => sum + this.cart[k], 0);
     const keys = Object.keys(this.state.items);
     return html`
-      ${(this.props.store || !this.state.hasFollows) ? '' : html`<${Filters}/>`}
+      ${(this.props.store || this.state.noFollows) ? '' : html`<${Filters}/>`}
       ${cartTotalItems ? html`
         <p>
           <button onClick=${() => route('/checkout')}>${t('shopping_cart')}(${cartTotalItems})</button>
diff --git a/src/js/views/View.js b/src/js/views/View.js
index b05384ac..aed63afe 100644
--- a/src/js/views/View.js
+++ b/src/js/views/View.js
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ class View extends Component {
   getNotification() {
     if (!this.followsSubscribed) {
       this.followsSubscribed = true;
-      State.local.get('hasFollowers').on(this.inject());
-      State.local.get('hasFollows').on(this.inject());
+      State.local.get('noFollowers').on(this.inject());
+      State.local.get('noFollows').on(this.inject());
     }
 
-    if (!this.state.hasFollows) {
+    if (this.state.noFollows) {
       return html`
         <div class="msg">
           <div class="msg-content">
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class View extends Component {
         </div>
       `
     }
-    if (!this.state.hasFollowers) {
+    if (this.state.noFollowers) {
       return html`
         <div class="msg">
           <div class="msg-content">