diff --git a/www/views.py b/www/views.py
index 6fba9be2..be5cec13 100644
--- a/www/views.py
+++ b/www/views.py
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ def index(request):
             .prefetch_related("tags")
             .order_by("-created")[:ndocs]
         )
-        recent_views = CourseUserView.objects.filter(user=request.user).order_by(
-            "-last_view"
-        )[:5]
+        recent_views = (
+            CourseUserView.objects.filter(user=request.user)
+            .select_related("course")
+            .order_by("-last_view")[:5]
+        )
         recent_courses = [x.course for x in recent_views]
         context = {
             "search": SearchForm(),