diff --git a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
index ef9398f6..cb0ad9f3 100644
--- a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
+++ b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
@@ -238,7 +238,10 @@ const UserSettings = {
     exportFollows () {
       this.enableFollowsExport = false
       this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor
-        .fetchFriends({id: this.$store.state.users.currentUser.id})
+        .fetchFriends({
+          id: this.$store.state.users.currentUser.id,
+          isExport: true
+        })
         .then((friendList) => {
           this.exportPeople(friendList, 'friends.csv')
           setTimeout(() => { this.enableFollowsExport = true }, 2000)
diff --git a/src/services/api/api.service.js b/src/services/api/api.service.js
index d4d52ab1..cf0c2eb2 100644
--- a/src/services/api/api.service.js
+++ b/src/services/api/api.service.js
@@ -247,11 +247,14 @@ const fetchUser = ({id, credentials}) => {
     .then((data) => parseUser(data))
 }
 
-const fetchFriends = ({id, page, credentials}) => {
+const fetchFriends = ({id, page, isExport, credentials}) => {
   let url = `${FRIENDS_URL}?user_id=${id}`
   if (page) {
     url = url + `&page=${page}`
   }
+  if (isExport !== undefined) {
+    url = url + `&export=${isExport}`
+  }
   return fetch(url, { headers: authHeaders(credentials) })
     .then((data) => data.json())
     .then((data) => data.map(parseUser))
diff --git a/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js b/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
index ed7d4b49..423aeba5 100644
--- a/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
+++ b/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ const backendInteractorService = (credentials) => {
     return apiService.fetchConversation({id, credentials})
   }
 
-  const fetchFriends = ({id, page}) => {
-    return apiService.fetchFriends({id, page, credentials})
+  const fetchFriends = ({id, page, isExport = false}) => {
+    return apiService.fetchFriends({id, page, isExport, credentials})
   }
 
   const fetchFollowers = ({id, page}) => {