diff --git a/src/locales b/src/locales
index 688f74e..a808443 160000
--- a/src/locales
+++ b/src/locales
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 688f74e9b5651adb080f540419dc196791058419
+Subproject commit a808443069fb20faf1696cba510f905c492c67f9
diff --git a/src/views/FollowingView.vue b/src/views/FollowingView.vue
index 39ebffa..7d7110e 100644
--- a/src/views/FollowingView.vue
+++ b/src/views/FollowingView.vue
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { ref, inject } from 'vue'
 
 import FollowButton from '@/components/FollowButton.vue'
 import LoadingScreen from '@/components/LoadingScreen.vue'
+import ErrorMessage from '@/components/ErrorMessage.vue'
 
 import { getFollows } from '@/settingsManager'
 import { postEndpoint, abbreviate } from '@/mixins'
@@ -30,6 +31,12 @@ export default {
       streamers: follows
     }
 
+    // do not make request if no followers
+    if (follows.length == 0) {
+      this.data = []
+      return
+    }
+
     await postEndpoint('api/users/bulk', payload)
       .catch(() => {
         this.status = 'error'
@@ -40,13 +47,21 @@ export default {
   },
   components: {
     LoadingScreen,
-    FollowButton
+    FollowButton,
+    ErrorMessage
   }
 }
 </script>
 <template>
   <loading-screen v-if="!data && status != 'error'"></loading-screen>
-  <div class="md:max-w-[50rem] w-full mx-auto text-contrast flex justify-center">
+  <error-message v-else-if="status == 'error'"></error-message>
+
+  <div v-else-if="data" class="md:max-w-[50rem] w-full mx-auto text-contrast flex justify-center">
+    <div v-if="data.length == 0" class="text-center">
+      <h1 class="text-3xl font-bold">{{ $t("following.empty") }}</h1>
+      <p>{{ $t("following.followAdvice") }}</p>
+    </div>
+
     <ul class="m-2 flex flex-wrap justify-center">
       <li v-for="streamer in data" class="">
         <div class="inline-flex bg-overlay0 p-2.5 m-1 rounded-md w-[22rem]">