diff --git a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
index 8e57894c..422a057e 100644
--- a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
+++ b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ const UserSettings = {
         .fetchFriends({id: this.$store.state.users.currentUser.id})
         .then((friendList) => {
           this.exportPeople(friendList, 'friends.csv')
+          setTimeout(() => { this.enableFollowsExport = true }, 2000)
         })
     },
     followListChange () {