diff --git a/frontend/following.js b/frontend/following.js
index 9171d8f..63bcb03 100644
--- a/frontend/following.js
+++ b/frontend/following.js
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@
     });
     query('#close-following').addEventListener('click', () => query('#following-sheet').close());
     query('#retry-following').addEventListener('click', () => feature.load().catch(() => {}));
-    feature.load().catch(() => {});
     return {
       load:feature.load,
       open() {