diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/filterBubble.spec.js b/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/filterBubble.spec.js
index e18654868..afe1df1c9 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/filterBubble.spec.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/filterBubble.spec.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ describe('FilterBubble middleware', () => {
 
     describe('filtering for posts of followed users only', () => {
       it('returns only posts authored by followed users', async () => {
-        const query = '{ Post( filterBubble: { author: followed }) { title } }'
+        const query = '{ Post( filterBubble: { author: following }) { title } }'
         const expected = {
           Post: [{ title: 'This is the post of a followed user' }],
         }
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/replaceParams.js b/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/replaceParams.js
index 82d39d024..43877eb43 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/replaceParams.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/replaceParams.js
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ export default async function replaceParams(args, context) {
   const { author = 'all' } = args.filterBubble || {}
   const { user } = context
 
-  if (author === 'followed') {
+  if (author === 'following') {
     if (!user)
-      throw new UserInputError("You are unauthenticated - I don't know your followed users")
+      throw new UserInputError("You are unauthenticated - I don't know any users you are following.")
 
     const session = context.driver.session()
     let { records } = await session.run(
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/replaceParams.spec.js b/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/replaceParams.spec.js
index cd9e0a3da..5566e4a91 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/replaceParams.spec.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/replaceParams.spec.js
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ describe('replaceParams', () => {
         context.user = null
       })
 
-      describe('{ filterBubble: { author: followed } }', () => {
+      describe('{ filterBubble: { author: following } }', () => {
         it('throws error', async () => {
-          args = { filterBubble: { author: 'followed' } }
+          args = { filterBubble: { author: 'following' } }
           await expect(action()).rejects.toThrow('You are unauthenticated')
         })
       })
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ describe('replaceParams', () => {
         context.user = { id: 'u4711' }
       })
 
-      describe('{ filterBubble: { author: followed } }', () => {
+      describe('{ filterBubble: { author: following } }', () => {
         beforeEach(() => {
-          args = { filterBubble: { author: 'followed' } }
+          args = { filterBubble: { author: 'following' } }
         })
 
         it('returns args object with resolved ids of followed users', async () => {
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql
index e932bafbf..1179c3e20 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 enum FilterBubbleAuthorEnum {
-  followed
+  following
   all
 }