diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list_items.html b/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list_items.html
index 4560147f..942579ca 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list_items.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list_items.html
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
                 </h4>
             </header>
             <div class="card-image is-flex">
-                {% for book in list.books.all|slice:5 %}
-                {% include 'snippets/book_cover.html' with book=book size="small" %}
+                {% for book in list.listitem_set.all|slice:5 %}
+                {% include 'snippets/book_cover.html' with book=book.book size="small" %}
                 {% endfor %}
             </div>
             <div class="card-content is-flex-grow-0">
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/lists/lists.html b/bookwyrm/templates/lists/lists.html
index ad2dfbaf..96ad8153 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/lists/lists.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/lists/lists.html
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@
 {% if lists %}
 <section class="block content">
     <h2 class="title">Recent Lists</h2>
-    {% if request.user.list_set.exists %}
     {% include 'lists/list_items.html' with lists=lists %}
-    {% endif %}
 </section>
 <div>
     {% include 'snippets/pagination.html' with page=lists path=path %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/list.py b/bookwyrm/views/list.py
index ce0cedb4..88938a67 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/list.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/list.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class Lists(View):
         user = request.user if request.user.is_authenticated else None
         lists = models.List.objects.filter(
             ~Q(user=user),
+            books__isnull=False,
         ).all()
         lists = privacy_filter(request.user, lists, ['public', 'followers'])