diff --git a/src/components/who_to_follow_panel/who_to_follow_panel.js b/src/components/who_to_follow_panel/who_to_follow_panel.js
index e3f06ab6..2d376ef9 100644
--- a/src/components/who_to_follow_panel/who_to_follow_panel.js
+++ b/src/components/who_to_follow_panel/who_to_follow_panel.js
@@ -28,14 +28,35 @@ function showWhoToFollow (panel, users, aHost, aUser) {
         panel.img1 = img
         panel.link1 = link
         panel.name1 = name
+        this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.externalProfile(name)
+          .then((externalUser) => {
+            if (!externalUser.error) {
+              this.$store.commit('addNewUsers', [externalUser])
+              panel.link1 = 'https://' + host + '/users/' + externalUser.id
+             }
+           })
       } else if (index === 1) {
         panel.img2 = img
         panel.link2 = link
         panel.name2 = name
+        this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.externalProfile(name)
+          .then((externalUser) => {
+            if (!externalUser.error) {
+              this.$store.commit('addNewUsers', [externalUser])
+              panel.link2 = 'https://' + host + '/users/' + externalUser.id
+             }
+           })
       } else if (index === 2) {
         panel.img3 = img
         panel.link3 = link
         panel.name3 = name
+        this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.externalProfile(name)
+          .then((externalUser) => {
+            if (!externalUser.error) {
+              this.$store.commit('addNewUsers', [externalUser])
+              panel.link3 = 'https://' + host + '/users/' + externalUser.id
+             }
+           })
       }
       index = index + 1
       if (index > 2) {