diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/initializers/initializeAllFollowButts.js b/app/assets/javascripts/initializers/initializeAllFollowButts.js
index 13de954f8..88bcb4c3f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/initializers/initializeAllFollowButts.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/initializers/initializeAllFollowButts.js
@@ -94,7 +94,27 @@ function handleOptimisticButtRender(butt) {
     showModal('follow-button');
   } else {
     // Handles actual following of tags/users
-    assignState(butt, butt.dataset.verb);
+    try {
+        //lets try grab the event buttons info data attribute user id
+        var evFabUserId = JSON.parse(butt.dataset.info).id;
+        var requestVerb = butt.dataset.verb;
+        //now for all follow action buttons
+        document.querySelectorAll('.follow-action-button').forEach(function(fab){
+            try{
+                //lets check they have info data attributes
+                if( fab.dataset.info ){
+                    //and attempt to parse those, to grab that buttons info user id
+                    var fabUserId = JSON.parse(fab.dataset.info).id;
+                    //now does that user id match our event buttons user id?
+                    if ( fabUserId && fabUserId === evFabUserId ) {
+                        //yes - time to assign the same state!
+                        assignState(fab, requestVerb);
+                    }
+                }
+            }catch (err) {return}
+        });
+    }catch (err) {return}
+    
     handleFollowButtPress(butt);
   }
 }