diff --git a/app/javascript/packs/followButtons.js b/app/javascript/packs/followButtons.js
index 18f68b13b..2ad625f96 100644
--- a/app/javascript/packs/followButtons.js
+++ b/app/javascript/packs/followButtons.js
@@ -416,7 +416,6 @@ function initializeNonUserFollowButtons() {
       document.body.getAttribute('data-user-status') === 'logged-in';
 
     const user = userLoggedIn ? userData() : null;
-
     const followedTags = user
       ? JSON.parse(user.followed_tags).map((tag) => tag.id)
       : [];
@@ -428,6 +427,9 @@ function initializeNonUserFollowButtons() {
       const buttonInfo = JSON.parse(info);
       const { className, name } = buttonInfo;
       addAriaLabelToButton({ button, followType: className, followName: name });
+      if (user === null) {
+        return; // No need to fetch the status if the user is logged out
+      }
       if (className === 'Tag' && user) {
         // We don't need to make a network request to 'fetch' the status of tag buttons
         button.dataset.fetched = true;
diff --git a/app/views/podcast_episodes/index.html.erb b/app/views/podcast_episodes/index.html.erb
index 6e3c7949d..a1bf6f363 100644
--- a/app/views/podcast_episodes/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/podcast_episodes/index.html.erb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
               class="crayons-btn crayons-btn--inverted follow-action-button"
               style="min-width: 100px;"
               data-info='<%= DataInfo.to_json(object: @podcast) %>'>
-                &nbsp;
+                <%= t("views.podcasts.follow") %>
             </button>
           </p>
         </div>
diff --git a/app/views/podcast_episodes/show.html.erb b/app/views/podcast_episodes/show.html.erb
index 7dcfa754e..8b8418955 100644
--- a/app/views/podcast_episodes/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/podcast_episodes/show.html.erb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
           id="user-follow-butt"
           class="crayons-btn follow-action-button"
           data-info='<%= DataInfo.to_json(object: @podcast) %>'>
-          &nbsp;
+            <%= t("views.podcasts.follow") %>
         </button>
       </h2>
       <% if @episode.title.size > 60 %>
diff --git a/config/locales/views/podcasts/en.yml b/config/locales/views/podcasts/en.yml
index 0bf92f053..c0852d3d4 100644
--- a/config/locales/views/podcasts/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/views/podcasts/en.yml
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@ en:
       latest_episodes: Latest episodes
       suggest_a_podcast: Suggest a Podcast
       view_all_podcasts: View all podcasts
+      follow: Follow
diff --git a/config/locales/views/podcasts/fr.yml b/config/locales/views/podcasts/fr.yml
index ac7d5d845..c79c5af0c 100644
--- a/config/locales/views/podcasts/fr.yml
+++ b/config/locales/views/podcasts/fr.yml
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@ fr:
       latest_episodes: Épisodes Récents
       suggest_a_podcast: Suggérer un podcast
       view_all_podcasts: Voir tous les podcasts
+      follow: Follow
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