diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/user/layout.html b/bookwyrm/templates/user/layout.html
index 0f04f628..dcdf7ccf 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/user/layout.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/user/layout.html
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@
 
 {% block content %}
 <header class="block">
-    {% block header %}{% endblock %}
+    {% block header %}
+    <h1 class="title">
+        {% trans "User Profile" %}
+    </h1>
+    {% endblock %}
 </header>
 
 {# user bio #}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/user/relationships/followers.html b/bookwyrm/templates/user/relationships/followers.html
index c69416dc..223f38c7 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/user/relationships/followers.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/user/relationships/followers.html
@@ -1,34 +1,14 @@
-{% extends 'user/layout.html' %}
+{% extends 'user/relationships/layout.html' %}
 {% load i18n %}
-{% load bookwyrm_tags %}
 
 {% block header %}
 <h1 class="title">
-    {% trans "User Profile" %}
+    {% trans "Followers" %}
 </h1>
 {% endblock %}
 
-{% block panel %}
-<div class="block">
-    <h2 class="title">{% trans "Followers" %}</h2>
-    {% for follower in followers %}
-    <div class="block columns">
-        <div class="column">
-            <a href="{{ follower.local_path }}">
-                {% include 'snippets/avatar.html' with user=follower %}
-                {{ follower.display_name }}
-            </a>
-            ({{ follower.username }})
-        </div>
-        <div class="column is-narrow">
-            {% include 'snippets/follow_button.html' with user=follower %}
-        </div>
-    </div>
-    {% endfor %}
-    {% if not followers %}
-    <div>{% blocktrans with username=user.display_name %}{{ username }} has no followers{% endblocktrans %}</div>
-    {% endif %}
+{% block nullstate %}
+<div>
+    {% blocktrans with username=user.display_name %}{{ username }} has no followers{% endblocktrans %}
 </div>
-
-{% include 'snippets/pagination.html' with page=followers path=request.path %}
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/user/relationships/following.html b/bookwyrm/templates/user/relationships/following.html
index a1feeb76..5689bc61 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/user/relationships/following.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/user/relationships/following.html
@@ -1,34 +1,14 @@
-{% extends 'user/layout.html' %}
+{% extends 'user/relationships/layout.html' %}
 {% load i18n %}
-{% load bookwyrm_tags %}
 
 {% block header %}
 <h1 class="title">
-    {% trans "User Profile" %}
+    {% trans "Following" %}
 </h1>
 {% endblock %}
 
-{% block panel %}
-<div class="block">
-    <h2 class="title">{% trans "Following" %}</h2>
-    {% for follower in user.following.all %}
-    <div class="block columns">
-        <div class="column">
-            <a href="{{ follower.local_path }}">
-                {% include 'snippets/avatar.html' with user=follower %}
-                {{ follower.display_name }}
-            </a>
-            ({{ follower.username }})
-        </div>
-        <div class="column is-narrow">
-            {% include 'snippets/follow_button.html' with user=follower %}
-        </div>
-    </div>
-    {% endfor %}
-    {% if not following %}
-    <div>{% blocktrans with username=user|username %}{{ username }} isn't following any users{% endblocktrans %}</div>
-    {% endif %}
+{% block nullstate %}
+<div>
+    {% blocktrans with username=user.display_name %}{{ username }} isn't following any users{% endblocktrans %}
 </div>
-
-{% include 'snippets/pagination.html' with page=following path=request.path %}
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/user/relationships/layout.html b/bookwyrm/templates/user/relationships/layout.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab38e662
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/user/relationships/layout.html
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{% extends 'user/layout.html' %}
+{% load i18n %}
+{% load bookwyrm_tags %}
+
+{% block panel %}
+<div class="block">
+    {% for follow in follow_list %}
+    <div class="block columns">
+        <div class="column">
+            <a href="{{ follower.local_path }}">
+                {% include 'snippets/avatar.html' with user=follow %}
+                {{ follow.display_name }}
+            </a>
+            ({{ follow.username }})
+        </div>
+        <div class="column is-narrow">
+            {% include 'snippets/follow_button.html' with user=follow %}
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    {% endfor %}
+
+    {% if not follow_list %}
+        {% block nullstate %}
+        {% endblock %}
+    {% endif %}
+</div>
+
+{% include 'snippets/pagination.html' with page=follow_list path=request.path %}
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/user.py b/bookwyrm/views/user.py
index af31fd47..5584ce99 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/user.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/user.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class Followers(View):
         data = {
             "user": user,
             "is_self": request.user.id == user.id,
-            "followers": paginated.page(request.GET.get("page", 1)),
+            "follow_list": paginated.page(request.GET.get("page", 1)),
         }
         return TemplateResponse(request, "user/relationships/followers.html", data)
 
@@ -132,11 +132,11 @@ class Following(View):
         if is_api_request(request):
             return ActivitypubResponse(user.to_following_activity(**request.GET))
 
-        paginated = Paginator(user.followers.all(), PAGE_LENGTH)
+        paginated = Paginator(user.following.all(), PAGE_LENGTH)
         data = {
             "user": user,
             "is_self": request.user.id == user.id,
-            "following": paginated.page(request.GET.get("page", 1)),
+            "follow_list": paginated.page(request.GET.get("page", 1)),
         }
         return TemplateResponse(request, "user/relationships/following.html", data)