diff --git a/src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js b/src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js
index 4e24d39e..d78c6a76 100644
--- a/src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js
+++ b/src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js
@@ -102,9 +102,10 @@ export const parseUser = (data) => {
     output.default_scope = data.default_scope
     output.hide_network = data.hide_network
     output.background_image = data.background_image
+    // on mastoapi this info is contained in a "relationship"
+    output.following = data.following
   }
 
-  output.following = data.following
   output.created_at = new Date(data.created_at)
   output.locked = data.locked
   output.followers_count = data.followers_count
diff --git a/test/unit/specs/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.spec.js b/test/unit/specs/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.spec.js
index c1d5ac12..703fecf1 100644
--- a/test/unit/specs/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/specs/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.spec.js
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ const makeMockUserMasto = (overrides = {}) => {
     fields: [],
     followers_count: 705,
     following_count: 326,
-    following: true,
     header:
     'https://shigusegubu.club/media/7ab024d9-2a8a-4fbc-9ce8-da06756ae2db/6aadefe4e264133bc377ab450e6b045b6f5458542a5c59e6c741f86107f0388b.png',
     header_static: