diff --git a/thoughts-frontend/lib/api.ts b/thoughts-frontend/lib/api.ts
index d88ff8f..1b8cc59 100644
--- a/thoughts-frontend/lib/api.ts
+++ b/thoughts-frontend/lib/api.ts
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ export const getTopFriends = (username: string, token: string | null) =>
   apiFetch(
     `/users/${username}/top-friends`,
     { next: { tags: [`profile:${username}`] } },
-    z.object({ topFriends: z.array(z.string()) }),
+    z.object({ topFriends: z.array(UserSchema) }),
     token
   );