diff --git a/webapp/components/FilterMenu/FilterMenu.spec.js b/webapp/components/FilterMenu/FilterMenu.spec.js
index ea1e5adc2..c312a401b 100644
--- a/webapp/components/FilterMenu/FilterMenu.spec.js
+++ b/webapp/components/FilterMenu/FilterMenu.spec.js
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ describe('FilterMenu.vue', () => {
         expect(wrapper.emitted('changeFilterBubble')).toBeTruthy()
       })
 
-      it('toggles filterBubble.author.followed property', () => {
+      it('toggles filterBubble.author property', () => {
         wrapper.find({ name: 'filter-by-followed-authors-only' }).trigger('click')
-        expect(wrapper.emitted('changeFilterBubble')[0]).toEqual([{ author: 'followed' }])
+        expect(wrapper.emitted('changeFilterBubble')[0]).toEqual([{ author: 'following' }])
         wrapper.find({ name: 'filter-by-followed-authors-only' }).trigger('click')
         expect(wrapper.emitted('changeFilterBubble')[1]).toEqual([{ author: 'all' }])
       })
diff --git a/webapp/components/FilterMenu/FilterMenu.vue b/webapp/components/FilterMenu/FilterMenu.vue
index 7271f1222..a2195a5fd 100644
--- a/webapp/components/FilterMenu/FilterMenu.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/FilterMenu/FilterMenu.vue
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ export default {
   },
   computed: {
     onlyFollowed() {
-      return this.filterBubble.author === 'followed'
+      return this.filterBubble.author === 'following'
     },
   },
   methods: {
     toggleOnlyFollowed() {
-      this.filterBubble.author = this.onlyFollowed ? 'all' : 'followed'
+      this.filterBubble.author = this.onlyFollowed ? 'all' : 'following'
       this.$emit('changeFilterBubble', this.filterBubble)
     },
   },