diff --git a/webapp/components/features/FollowList/FollowList.spec.js b/webapp/components/features/FollowList/FollowList.spec.js
index f07dffa5f..ebce32a69 100644
--- a/webapp/components/features/FollowList/FollowList.spec.js
+++ b/webapp/components/features/FollowList/FollowList.spec.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { config, mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
 import Vuex from 'vuex'
+
+import helpers from '~/storybook/helpers'
 import FollowList from './FollowList.vue'
 
 const localVue = global.localVue
@@ -21,7 +23,16 @@ describe('FollowList.vue', () => {
       },
       'auth/isModerator': () => false,
     }
-    propsData = { user }
+    const [_user] = helpers.fakeUser()
+    propsData = {
+      user: {
+        ..._user,
+        followedByCount: 12,
+        followingCount: 15,
+        followedBy: helpers.fakeUser(7),
+        following: helpers.fakeUser(7),
+      },
+    }
   })
 
   describe('mount', () => {
@@ -56,7 +67,7 @@ describe('FollowList.vue', () => {
           })
 
           it(`shows the users ${type}`, () => {
-            expect(wrapper.findAll('.user-teaser').length).toEqual(user[type].length)
+            expect(wrapper.findAll('.user-teaser').length).toEqual(propsData.user[type].length)
           })
 
           it(`has a button to load all remaining users ${type}`, async () => {
@@ -66,10 +77,10 @@ describe('FollowList.vue', () => {
             await jest.runAllTicks()
             await wrapper.vm.$nextTick()
 
-            expect(wrapper.vm.connections.length).toBe(user[`${type}Count`])
+            expect(wrapper.vm.connections.length).toBe(propsData.user[`${type}Count`])
             expect(queryMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
               query: wrapper.vm.queries[type],
-              variables: { id: user.id },
+              variables: { id: propsData.user.id },
             })
           })
         }),
@@ -102,8 +113,8 @@ describe('FollowList.vue', () => {
           })
 
           it('displays ne no-follower message', () => {
-            expect(wrapper.find('.no-connections-message').text()).toBe(
-              `${user.name} ${wrapper.vm.$t(`profile.network.${type}Nobody`)}`,
+            expect(wrapper.find('.no-connections').text()).toBe(
+              `${propsData.user.name} ${wrapper.vm.$t()}`,
             )
           })
         }),
@@ -112,156 +123,7 @@ describe('FollowList.vue', () => {
   })
 })
 
-const user = {
-  name: 'Jenny Rostock',
-  id: 'u3',
-  followedByCount: 12,
-  followingCount: 15,
-  followedBy: [
-    {
-      id: '2877b626-bac0-43df-b2bf-4ee025ba38b2',
-      name: 'Kristina Beahan',
-      slug: 'kristina-beahan',
-    },
-    {
-      id: '16b8838d-cc9f-4d30-8601-e4dea77d2f02',
-      name: 'Rhonda Stokes',
-      slug: 'rhonda-stokes',
-    },
-    {
-      id: '47a9846a-87d4-43fa-bf81-51d21dc38ed3',
-      name: 'Benny Lang',
-      slug: 'benny-lang',
-    },
-    {
-      id: 'd3d43b17-e7bb-4778-a373-798df58a9a5f',
-      name: 'Ms. Rita Thompson',
-      slug: 'ms-rita-thompson',
-    },
-    {
-      id: '18a4827c-8b5f-4510-b6fe-09fe8688eed1',
-      name: 'Arthur Johns',
-      slug: 'arthur-johns',
-    },
-    {
-      id: '45313bea-9152-4c8d-9c6e-1eca029979f8',
-      name: 'Jeremiah Breitenberg',
-      slug: 'jeremiah-breitenberg',
-    },
-    {
-      id: 'cfaf1c25-f0ad-4bdf-82a3-e4d8d5e5093e',
-      name: 'Dominic Weimann Jr.',
-      slug: 'dominic-weimann-jr',
-    },
-  ],
-  following: [
-    {
-      id: '16b8838d-cc9f-4d30-8601-e4dea77d2f02',
-      name: 'Rhonda Stokes',
-      slug: 'rhonda-stokes',
-    },
-    {
-      id: '47a9846a-87d4-43fa-bf81-51d21dc38ed3',
-      name: 'Benny Lang',
-      slug: 'benny-lang',
-    },
-    {
-      id: '18a4827c-8b5f-4510-b6fe-09fe8688eed1',
-      name: 'Arthur Johns',
-      slug: 'arthur-johns',
-    },
-    {
-      id: 'cfaf1c25-f0ad-4bdf-82a3-e4d8d5e5093e',
-      name: 'Dominic Weimann Jr.',
-      slug: 'dominic-weimann-jr',
-    },
-    {
-      id: '69dbad2b-5749-4697-9976-221992439086',
-      name: 'Ashley Fisher',
-      slug: 'ashley-fisher',
-    },
-    {
-      id: 'a09a2341-0575-4235-96c6-2ebc7d77de3f',
-      name: 'Phil Dare',
-      slug: 'phil-dare',
-    },
-    {
-      id: '2877b626-bac0-43df-b2bf-4ee025ba38b2',
-      name: 'Kristina Beahan',
-      slug: 'kristina-beahan',
-    },
-  ],
-}
-
 const additionalConnections = {
-  followedBy: [
-    {
-      id: '9f305e7a-ae5a-4e22-8269-8b6899af674f',
-      name: 'Hugh Harris Sr.',
-      slug: 'hugh-harris-sr',
-    },
-    {
-      id: '69dbad2b-5749-4697-9976-221992439086',
-      name: 'Ashley Fisher',
-      slug: 'ashley-fisher',
-    },
-    {
-      id: 'eec8ee9e-ee4e-4b83-b655-a106eb857611',
-      name: 'Devin Reynolds',
-      slug: 'devin-reynolds',
-    },
-    {
-      id: 'f638fad4-73c2-4bc9-ae4e-2e53035397e9',
-      name: 'Sophia Jaskolski',
-      slug: 'sophia-jaskolski',
-    },
-    {
-      id: '61040fdf-da6a-489e-b79c-45f58d33386f',
-      name: 'Rodolfo Lind',
-      slug: 'rodolfo-lind',
-    },
-  ],
-
-  following: [
-    {
-      id: '9011b4fd-feec-4b74-b6d0-e0a41b6658e6',
-      name: 'Lela Kautzer',
-      slug: 'lela-kautzer',
-    },
-    {
-      id: '61040fdf-da6a-489e-b79c-45f58d33386f',
-      name: 'Rodolfo Lind',
-      slug: 'rodolfo-lind',
-    },
-    {
-      id: '3a089655-19c8-478f-97c1-345b3dfc95a3',
-      name: 'Lee Erdman',
-      slug: 'lee-erdman',
-    },
-    {
-      id: 'c5f7eea9-ee4b-4384-91cd-b6c7d128f122',
-      name: 'Omar Turcotte',
-      slug: 'omar-turcotte',
-    },
-    {
-      id: 'f638fad4-73c2-4bc9-ae4e-2e53035397e9',
-      name: 'Sophia Jaskolski',
-      slug: 'sophia-jaskolski',
-    },
-    {
-      id: 'u4',
-      name: 'Huey',
-      slug: 'huey',
-    },
-    {
-      id: '6de37964-e79b-4be4-b384-ed571c37a31e',
-      name: 'Mr. Oliver Quitzon',
-      slug: 'mr-oliver-quitzon',
-    },
-    {
-      id: 'd3d43b17-e7bb-4778-a373-798df58a9a5f',
-      name: 'Ms. Rita Thompson',
-      slug: 'ms-rita-thompson',
-    },
-  ],
+  followedBy: helpers.fakeUser(5),
+  following: helpers.fakeUser(8),
 }
diff --git a/webapp/components/features/FollowList/FollowList.story.js b/webapp/components/features/FollowList/FollowList.story.js
index dc10a030c..7c6918c94 100644
--- a/webapp/components/features/FollowList/FollowList.story.js
+++ b/webapp/components/features/FollowList/FollowList.story.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import Vue from 'vue'
-import faker from 'faker'
 import { storiesOf } from '@storybook/vue'
 import { withA11y } from '@storybook/addon-a11y'
 import apolloStorybookDecorator from 'apollo-storybook-vue'
@@ -9,27 +8,16 @@ import FollowList from './FollowList.vue'
 
 helpers.init()
 
-const fakeUser = (n) => {
-  return new Array(n || 1).fill(0).map(() => {
-    const name = faker.name.findName()
-    return {
-      id: faker.random.uuid(),
-      name,
-      slug: faker.helpers.slugify(name),
-    }
-  })
-}
-
 const sevenConnectionsUser = {
   name: 'Jenny Rostock',
   id: 'u3',
   followedByCount: 12,
-  followedBy: fakeUser(7),
+  followedBy: helpers.fakeUser(7),
 }
 
 const allConnectionsUser = {
   ...sevenConnectionsUser,
-  followedBy: [...sevenConnectionsUser.followedBy, ...fakeUser(5)],
+  followedBy: [...sevenConnectionsUser.followedBy, ...helpers.fakeUser(5)],
 }
 
 const mocks = {
diff --git a/webapp/components/features/FollowList/FollowList.vue b/webapp/components/features/FollowList/FollowList.vue
index 49b728610..7ec23af34 100644
--- a/webapp/components/features/FollowList/FollowList.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/features/FollowList/FollowList.vue
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       </ds-text>
     </ds-space>
     <template v-else>
-      <p class="no-connections-message">{{ userName }} {{ $t(`profile.network.${type}Nobody`) }}</p>
+      <p class="no-connections">{{ userName }} {{ $t(`profile.network.${type}Nobody`) }}</p>
     </template>
     <template v-if="this.connections && this.connections.length <= 7">
       <ds-space v-for="follow in uniq(this.connections)" :key="follow.id" margin="x-small">
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export default {
   max-height: 424px;
   width: auto;
 
-  > .no-connections-message {
+  > .no-connections {
     text-align: center;
     color: $text-color-soft;
   }
diff --git a/webapp/storybook/helpers.js b/webapp/storybook/helpers.js
index b6abf4c99..ea57600b8 100644
--- a/webapp/storybook/helpers.js
+++ b/webapp/storybook/helpers.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Vue from 'vue'
 import Vuex from 'vuex'
+import faker from 'faker'
 import vuexI18n from 'vuex-i18n/dist/vuex-i18n.umd.js'
 import Styleguide from '@human-connection/styleguide'
 import Filters from '~/plugins/vue-filters'
@@ -59,6 +60,16 @@ const helpers = {
       </layout>`,
     }
   },
+  fakeUser(n) {
+    return new Array(n || 1).fill(0).map(() => {
+      const name = faker.name.findName()
+      return {
+        id: faker.random.uuid(),
+        name,
+        slug: faker.helpers.slugify(name),
+      }
+    })
+  },
 }
 
 export default helpers