diff --git a/backend/src/graphql-schema.js b/backend/src/graphql-schema.js
index 57b2ffb6c..7760ae62c 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql-schema.js
+++ b/backend/src/graphql-schema.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import statistics from './resolvers/statistics.js'
 import reports from './resolvers/reports.js'
 import posts from './resolvers/posts.js'
 import moderation from './resolvers/moderation.js'
+import follow from './resolvers/follow.js'
 import rewards from './resolvers/rewards.js'
 
 export const typeDefs = fs
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ export const resolvers = {
     ...reports.Mutation,
     ...posts.Mutation,
     ...moderation.Mutation,
+    ...follow.Mutation,
     ...rewards.Mutation
   }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/resolvers/follow.js b/backend/src/resolvers/follow.js
index 2a835f636..8938703a7 100644
--- a/backend/src/resolvers/follow.js
+++ b/backend/src/resolvers/follow.js
@@ -1,28 +1,32 @@
-import gql from 'graphql-tag'
-import { neo4jgraphql } from 'neo4j-graphql-js'
+// import gql from 'graphql-tag'
+// import { neo4jgraphql } from 'neo4j-graphql-js'
 
 export default {
   Mutation: {
     follow: async (object, params, context, resolveInfo) => {
-      const result = await neo4jgraphql(object, params, context, resolveInfo, true)
-      const { followedId, followedType } = params
+      // const result = await neo4jgraphql(object, params, context, resolveInfo, true)
+      const { id, type } = params
 
       const session = context.driver.session()
-      await session.run(
-        gql`
-          MATCH (n {id: $followedId}), (u:User {id: $userId})
-          WHERE $type IN labels(n) AND NOT $id = $userId
-          MERGE (u)-[r:FOLLOWS]->(n)
-          RETURN COUNT(r) > 0`,
+      let sessionRes = await session.run(
+        `MATCH (node {id: $id}), (user:User {id: $userId})
+          WHERE $type IN labels(node) AND NOT $id = $userId
+          MERGE (user)-[relation:FOLLOWS]->(node)
+          RETURN COUNT(relation) > 0 as isFollowed`,
         {
-          followedId: followedId,
-          type: followedType,
+          id,
+          type,
           userId: context.user.id
         }
       )
+
+      const [ isFollowed ] = sessionRes.records.map(record => {
+        return record.get('isFollowed')
+      })
+
       session.close()
 
-      return result
+      return isFollowed
     }
 
     // unfollow: async (_object, params, context, _resolveInfo) => {