diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/rss_title.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/rss_title.html
index 91b6d7e6..dadb5961 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/rss_title.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/rss_title.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{ obj.user.username }}{% if obj.status_type == 'GeneratedNote' %}
+{{ obj.user.display_name }}{% if obj.status_type == 'GeneratedNote' %}
     {{ obj.content | safe }}
 {% elif obj.status_type == 'Review' and not obj.name and not obj.content%}
     rated
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/rss_feed.py b/bookwyrm/views/rss_feed.py
index d8de8fac..ee8063a6 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/rss_feed.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/rss_feed.py
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ class RssFeed(Feed):
         return obj.local_path
 
     def title(self, obj):
-        return f"Status updates from {obj.username}"
+        return f"Status updates from {obj.display_name}"
 
 
     def items(self, obj):
-        return get_activity_feed(obj, ['public', 'unlisted', 'followers'])
+        return get_activity_feed(obj, ['public', 'unlisted'])
 
     
     def item_link(self, item):