diff --git a/bookwyrm/activitystreams.py b/bookwyrm/activitystreams.py
index 86321cd8..ff3c55fb 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/activitystreams.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/activitystreams.py
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ class ActivityStream(RedisStore):
         return (
             models.Status.objects.select_subclasses()
             .filter(id__in=statuses)
+            .select_related("user", "reply_parent")
+            .prefetch_related("mention_books", "mention_users")
             .order_by("-published_date")
         )
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html b/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
index d5a2087e..1158d82d 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
@@ -134,12 +134,14 @@
                                 <span class="is-sr-only">{% trans "Notifications" %}</span>
                             </span>
                         </span>
+                        {% with request.user.unread_notification_count as notification_count %}
                         <span
-                            class="{% if not request.user.unread_notification_count %}is-hidden {% elif request.user.has_unread_mentions %}is-danger {% endif %}tag is-medium transition-x"
+                            class="{% if not notification_count %}is-hidden {% elif request.user.has_unread_mentions %}is-danger {% endif %}tag is-medium transition-x"
                             data-poll-wrapper
                         >
-                            <span data-poll="notifications">{{ request.user.unread_notification_count }}</span>
+                            <span data-poll="notifications">{{ notification_count }}</span>
                         </span>
+                        {% endwith %}
                     </a>
                 </div>
                 {% else %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/boost_button.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/boost_button.html
index 5b84ea44..0f927406 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/boost_button.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/boost_button.html
@@ -3,14 +3,31 @@
 {% load i18n %}
 
 {% with status.id|uuid as uuid %}
-<form name="boost" action="/boost/{{ status.id }}" method="post" class="interaction boost-{{ status.id }}-{{ uuid }} {% if request.user|boosted:status  %}is-hidden{% endif %}" data-id="boost-{{ status.id }}-{{ uuid }}">
+{% with request.user|boosted:status as boosted %}
+<form
+    name="boost"
+    action="/boost/{{ status.id }}"
+    method="post"
+    class="interaction boost-{{ status.id }}-{{ uuid }} {% if boosted %}is-hidden{% endif %}"
+    data-id="boost-{{ status.id }}-{{ uuid }}"
+>
     {% csrf_token %}
-    <button class="button is-small is-light is-transparent" type="submit" {% if not status.boostable %}disabled{% endif %}>
+    <button
+        class="button is-small is-light is-transparent"
+        type="submit"
+        {% if not status.boostable %}disabled{% endif %}
+    >
         <span class="icon icon-boost m-0-mobile" title="{% trans 'Boost' %}"></span>
         <span class="is-sr-only-mobile">{% trans "Boost" %}</span>
     </button>
 </form>
-<form name="unboost" action="/unboost/{{ status.id }}" method="post" class="interaction boost-{{ status.id }}-{{ uuid }} active {% if not request.user|boosted:status %}is-hidden{% endif %}" data-id="boost-{{ status.id }}-{{ uuid }}">
+<form
+    name="unboost"
+    action="/unboost/{{ status.id }}"
+    method="post"
+    class="interaction boost-{{ status.id }}-{{ uuid }} active {% if not boosted %}is-hidden{% endif %}"
+    data-id="boost-{{ status.id }}-{{ uuid }}"
+>
     {% csrf_token %}
     <button class="button is-small is-light is-transparent" type="submit">
         <span class="icon icon-boost has-text-primary m-0-mobile" title="{% trans 'Un-boost' %}"></span>
@@ -18,3 +35,4 @@
     </button>
 </form>
 {% endwith %}
+{% endwith %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/fav_button.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/fav_button.html
index 40fa2d25..6c4cfe9a 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/fav_button.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/fav_button.html
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 {% load i18n %}
 
 {% with status.id|uuid as uuid %}
-<form name="favorite" action="/favorite/{{ status.id }}" method="POST" class="interaction fav-{{ status.id }}-{{ uuid }} {% if request.user|liked:status %}is-hidden{% endif %}" data-id="fav-{{ status.id }}-{{ uuid }}">
+{% with request.user|liked:status as liked %}
+<form name="favorite" action="/favorite/{{ status.id }}" method="POST" class="interaction fav-{{ status.id }}-{{ uuid }} {% if liked %}is-hidden{% endif %}" data-id="fav-{{ status.id }}-{{ uuid }}">
     {% csrf_token %}
     <button class="button is-small is-light is-transparent" type="submit">
         <span class="icon icon-heart m-0-mobile" title="{% trans 'Like' %}">
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@
         <span class="is-sr-only-mobile">{% trans "Like" %}</span>
     </button>
 </form>
-<form name="unfavorite" action="/unfavorite/{{ status.id }}" method="POST" class="interaction fav-{{ status.id }}-{{ uuid }} active {% if not request.user|liked:status %}is-hidden{% endif %}" data-id="fav-{{ status.id }}-{{ uuid }}">
+<form name="unfavorite" action="/unfavorite/{{ status.id }}" method="POST" class="interaction fav-{{ status.id }}-{{ uuid }} active {% if not liked %}is-hidden{% endif %}" data-id="fav-{{ status.id }}-{{ uuid }}">
     {% csrf_token %}
     <button class="button is-light is-transparent is-small" type="submit">
         <span class="icon icon-heart has-text-primary m-0-mobile" title="{% trans 'Un-like' %}"></span>
@@ -19,3 +20,4 @@
     </button>
 </form>
 {% endwith %}
+{% endwith %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/layout.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/layout.html
index 6fd7ebde..b1d361fe 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/layout.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/layout.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 <div class="card-footer-item">
 
     {# moderation options #}
-    <form name="delete-{{status.id}}" action="/delete-status/{{ status.id }}" method="post">
+    <form name="delete-{{ status.id }}" action="/delete-status/{{ status.id }}" method="post">
         {% csrf_token %}
         <button class="button is-danger is-light" type="submit">
             {% trans "Delete status" %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_options.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_options.html
index 1b2c5695..c33aeda2 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_options.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_options.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 {% if status.user == request.user %}
 {# things you can do to your own statuses #}
 <li role="menuitem" class="dropdown-item p-0">
-    <form name="delete-{{status.id}}" action="/delete-status/{{ status.id }}" method="post">
+    <form name="delete-{{ status.id }}" action="/delete-status/{{ status.id }}" method="post">
         {% csrf_token %}
         <button class="button is-radiusless is-danger is-light is-fullwidth is-small" type="submit">
             {% trans "Delete status" %}
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 </li>
 {% if status.status_type != 'GeneratedNote' and status.status_type != 'Rating' %}
 <li role="menuitem" class="dropdown-item p-0">
-    <form class="" name="delete-{{status.id}}" action="{% url 'redraft' status.id %}" method="post">
+    <form class="" name="delete-{{ status.id }}" action="{% url 'redraft' status.id %}" method="post">
         {% csrf_token %}
         <button class="button is-radiusless is-danger is-light is-fullwidth is-small" type="submit">
             {% trans "Delete & re-draft" %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templatetags/interaction.py b/bookwyrm/templatetags/interaction.py
index 6e8d0549..bbe74600 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templatetags/interaction.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/templatetags/interaction.py
@@ -9,14 +9,10 @@ register = template.Library()
 @register.filter(name="liked")
 def get_user_liked(user, status):
     """did the given user fav a status?"""
-    try:
-        models.Favorite.objects.get(user=user, status=status)
-        return True
-    except models.Favorite.DoesNotExist:
-        return False
+    return models.Favorite.objects.filter(user=user, status=status).exists()
 
 
 @register.filter(name="boosted")
 def get_user_boosted(user, status):
     """did the given user fav a status?"""
-    return user.id in status.boosters.all().values_list("user", flat=True)
+    return status.boosters.filter(user=user).exists()
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templatetags/status_display.py b/bookwyrm/templatetags/status_display.py
index 4d9984c8..69c0c2a5 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templatetags/status_display.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/templatetags/status_display.py
@@ -42,7 +42,12 @@ def get_parent(status):
 @register.filter(name="boosted_status")
 def get_boosted(boost):
     """load a boosted status. have to do this or it won't get foreign keys"""
-    return models.Status.objects.select_subclasses().get(id=boost.boosted_status.id)
+    return (
+        models.Status.objects.select_subclasses()
+        .select_related("user", "reply_parent")
+        .prefetch_related("mention_books", "mention_users")
+        .get(id=boost.boosted_status.id)
+    )
 
 
 @register.filter(name="published_date")