diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts/follow.js b/src/controllers/accounts/follow.js
index 58dba7f3c0..7a28374582 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts/follow.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts/follow.js
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ followController.getFollowers = async function (req, res, next) {
 	await getFollow('account/followers', 'followers', req, res, next);
 };
 
-async function getFollow(tpl, name, req, res) {
+async function getFollow(tpl, name, req, res, next) {
 	const { userData: payload } = res.locals;
+	if (!payload) {
+		return next();
+	}
 	const {
 		username, userslug, followerCount, followingCount,
 	} = payload;