diff --git a/lib/pleroma/user.ex b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
index df22d29a8..fa0ea171d 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/user.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.User do
       Enum.map(reqs, fn req -> req.actor end)
       |> Enum.uniq()
       |> Enum.map(fn ap_id -> get_by_ap_id(ap_id) end)
+      |> Enum.filter(fn u -> !following?(u, user) end)
 
     {:ok, users}
   end