diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/posts.ts b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/posts.ts
index b111678c0..ce342cea7 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/posts.ts
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/posts.ts
@@ -485,7 +485,8 @@ export default {
         shoutedCount:
           '<-[:SHOUTED]-(related:User) WHERE NOT related.deleted = true AND NOT related.disabled = true',
         emotionsCount: '<-[related:EMOTED]-(:User)',
-        observingUsersCount: '<-[related:OBSERVES]-(:User) WHERE related.active = true',
+        observingUsersCount:
+          '<-[obs:OBSERVES]-(related:User) WHERE obs.active = true AND NOT related.deleted = true AND NOT related.disabled = true',
       },
       boolean: {
         shoutedByCurrentUser:
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql
index ddf6e557e..fcaa5945a 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ type Post {
       statement: "MATCH (this)<-[obs:OBSERVES]-(u:User {id: $cypherParams.currentUserId}) WHERE obs.active = true RETURN COUNT(u) >= 1"
   )
   observingUsersCount: Int!
-    @cypher(statement: "MATCH (this)<-[obs:OBSERVES]-(u:User) WHERE obs.active = true RETURN COUNT(DISTINCT u)")  
+    @cypher(statement: "MATCH (this)<-[obs:OBSERVES]-(u:User) WHERE obs.active = true AND NOT u.deleted = true AND NOT u.disabled = true RETURN COUNT(DISTINCT u)")  
 }
 
 input _PostInput {