diff --git a/src/components/who_to_follow_panel/who_to_follow_panel.js b/src/components/who_to_follow_panel/who_to_follow_panel.js
index ce60308f5b..bc62f45520 100644
--- a/src/components/who_to_follow_panel/who_to_follow_panel.js
+++ b/src/components/who_to_follow_panel/who_to_follow_panel.js
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ function showWhoToFollow (panel, reply) {
           }
         })
     }
+    cn = (cn + step) % users.length
   }
-  cn = (cn + step) % users.length
 }
 
 function getWhoToFollow (panel) {