diff --git a/src/app/components/WotScore.svelte b/src/app/components/WotScore.svelte
index 25866453..1543c644 100644
--- a/src/app/components/WotScore.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/WotScore.svelte
@@ -45,8 +45,12 @@
 
     return getFollows($pubkey)
   })
-  const hasUserFollows = $derived(follows.length > 0)
-  const fallbackScore = $derived.by(() => {
+  const userScoreAvailable = $derived(follows.length > 0)
+  const score = $derived.by(() => {
+    if (userScoreAvailable) {
+      return $userScore
+    }
+
     const lists = $followLists
     const mutes = $muteLists
 
@@ -68,7 +72,6 @@
 
     return score
   })
-  const score = $derived(hasUserFollows ? $userScore : fallbackScore)
   const active = $derived(follows.includes(target))
   const normalizedScore = $derived(clamp([0, max], score) / max)
   const dashOffset = $derived(100 - 44 * normalizedScore)