diff --git a/src/controllers/api/search.ts b/src/controllers/api/search.ts
index c050fe9d..b3c80a2f 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/search.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/search.ts
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ async function searchEvents(
 
   // For account search, use a special index, and prioritize followed accounts.
   if (type === 'accounts') {
-    const followedPubkeys = viewerPubkey ? await getFollowedPubkeys(viewerPubkey) : new Set<string>();
-    const searchPubkeys = await getPubkeysBySearch(kysely, { q, limit, offset, followedPubkeys });
+    const following = viewerPubkey ? await getFollowedPubkeys(viewerPubkey) : new Set<string>();
+    const searchPubkeys = await getPubkeysBySearch(kysely, { q, limit, offset, following });
 
     filter.authors = [...searchPubkeys];
     filter.search = undefined;
diff --git a/src/utils/search.test.ts b/src/utils/search.test.ts
index 056c2927..0b2e36ab 100644
--- a/src/utils/search.test.ts
+++ b/src/utils/search.test.ts
@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@ Deno.test('fuzzy search works', async () => {
   }).execute();
 
   assertEquals(
-    await getPubkeysBySearch(db.kysely, { q: 'pat rick', limit: 1, offset: 0, followedPubkeys: new Set() }),
+    await getPubkeysBySearch(db.kysely, { q: 'pat rick', limit: 1, offset: 0, following: new Set() }),
     new Set(),
   );
   assertEquals(
-    await getPubkeysBySearch(db.kysely, { q: 'patrick dosreis', limit: 1, offset: 0, followedPubkeys: new Set() }),
+    await getPubkeysBySearch(db.kysely, { q: 'patrick dosreis', limit: 1, offset: 0, following: new Set() }),
     new Set([
       '47259076c85f9240e852420d7213c95e95102f1de929fb60f33a2c32570c98c4',
     ]),
   );
   assertEquals(
-    await getPubkeysBySearch(db.kysely, { q: 'dosreis.com', limit: 1, offset: 0, followedPubkeys: new Set() }),
+    await getPubkeysBySearch(db.kysely, { q: 'dosreis.com', limit: 1, offset: 0, following: new Set() }),
     new Set([
       '47259076c85f9240e852420d7213c95e95102f1de929fb60f33a2c32570c98c4',
     ]),
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Deno.test('fuzzy search works with offset', async () => {
   }).execute();
 
   assertEquals(
-    await getPubkeysBySearch(db.kysely, { q: 'dosreis.com', limit: 1, offset: 1, followedPubkeys: new Set() }),
+    await getPubkeysBySearch(db.kysely, { q: 'dosreis.com', limit: 1, offset: 1, following: new Set() }),
     new Set(),
   );
 });