diff --git a/app/soapbox/api/hooks/accounts/useAccount.ts b/app/soapbox/api/hooks/accounts/useAccount.ts
index 1bfb06ab7..f50190134 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/api/hooks/accounts/useAccount.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/api/hooks/accounts/useAccount.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,15 @@ import { useEntity } from 'soapbox/entity-store/hooks';
 import { useApi } from 'soapbox/hooks/useApi';
 import { type Account, accountSchema } from 'soapbox/schemas';
 
-import { useRelationships } from './useRelationships';
+import { useRelationship } from './useRelationship';
 
-function useAccount(accountId?: string) {
+interface UseAccountOpts {
+  withRelationship?: boolean
+}
+
+function useAccount(accountId?: string, opts: UseAccountOpts = {}) {
   const api = useApi();
+  const { withRelationship } = opts;
 
   const { entity: account, ...result } = useEntity<Account>(
     [Entities.ACCOUNTS, accountId!],
@@ -15,15 +20,15 @@ function useAccount(accountId?: string) {
   );
 
   const {
-    relationships,
+    relationship,
     isLoading: isRelationshipLoading,
-  } = useRelationships(accountId ? [accountId] : []);
+  } = useRelationship(accountId, { enabled: withRelationship });
 
   return {
     ...result,
     isLoading: result.isLoading,
     isRelationshipLoading,
-    account: account ? { ...account, relationship: relationships[0] || null } : undefined,
+    account: account ? { ...account, relationship } : undefined,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/app/soapbox/api/hooks/accounts/useAccountLookup.ts b/app/soapbox/api/hooks/accounts/useAccountLookup.ts
index 22753e180..d26e17b64 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/api/hooks/accounts/useAccountLookup.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/api/hooks/accounts/useAccountLookup.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,15 @@ import { useEntityLookup } from 'soapbox/entity-store/hooks';
 import { useApi } from 'soapbox/hooks/useApi';
 import { type Account, accountSchema } from 'soapbox/schemas';
 
-import { useRelationships } from './useRelationships';
+import { useRelationship } from './useRelationship';
 
-function useAccountLookup(acct?: string) {
+interface UseAccountLookupOpts {
+  withRelationship?: boolean
+}
+
+function useAccountLookup(acct: string | undefined, opts: UseAccountLookupOpts = {}) {
   const api = useApi();
+  const { withRelationship } = opts;
 
   const { entity: account, ...result } = useEntityLookup<Account>(
     Entities.ACCOUNTS,
@@ -16,15 +21,15 @@ function useAccountLookup(acct?: string) {
   );
 
   const {
-    relationships,
+    relationship,
     isLoading: isRelationshipLoading,
-  } = useRelationships(account ? [account.id] : []);
+  } = useRelationship(account?.id, { enabled: withRelationship });
 
   return {
     ...result,
     isLoading: result.isLoading,
     isRelationshipLoading,
-    account: account ? { ...account, relationship: relationships[0] || null } : undefined,
+    account: account ? { ...account, relationship } : undefined,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/app/soapbox/api/hooks/accounts/useRelationship.ts b/app/soapbox/api/hooks/accounts/useRelationship.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0793108b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/api/hooks/accounts/useRelationship.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { z } from 'zod';
+
+import { Entities } from 'soapbox/entity-store/entities';
+import { useEntity } from 'soapbox/entity-store/hooks';
+import { useApi } from 'soapbox/hooks';
+import { type Relationship, relationshipSchema } from 'soapbox/schemas';
+
+interface UseRelationshipOpts {
+  enabled?: boolean
+}
+
+function useRelationship(accountId: string | undefined, opts: UseRelationshipOpts = {}) {
+  const api = useApi();
+  const { enabled = false } = opts;
+
+  const { entity: relationship, ...result } = useEntity<Relationship>(
+    [Entities.RELATIONSHIPS, accountId!],
+    () => api.get(`/api/v1/accounts/relationships?id[]=${accountId}`),
+    {
+      enabled: enabled && !!accountId,
+      schema: z.array(relationshipSchema).nonempty().transform(arr => arr[0]),
+    },
+  );
+
+  return { relationship, ...result };
+}
+
+export { useRelationship };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/soapbox/api/hooks/groups/useGroupRelationship.ts b/app/soapbox/api/hooks/groups/useGroupRelationship.ts
index 21d8d3efd..c6e51d869 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/api/hooks/groups/useGroupRelationship.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/api/hooks/groups/useGroupRelationship.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function useGroupRelationship(groupId: string | undefined) {
     () => api.get(`/api/v1/groups/relationships?id[]=${groupId}`),
     {
       enabled: !!groupId,
-      schema: z.array(groupRelationshipSchema).transform(arr => arr[0]),
+      schema: z.array(groupRelationshipSchema).nonempty().transform(arr => arr[0]),
     },
   );
 
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/profile-hover-card.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/profile-hover-card.tsx
index 98487f4ac..842844ec1 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/profile-hover-card.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/profile-hover-card.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ import { Card, CardBody, HStack, Icon, Stack, Text } from './ui';
 import type { Account, PatronUser } from 'soapbox/schemas';
 import type { AppDispatch } from 'soapbox/store';
 
-const getBadges = (account?: Account, patronUser?: PatronUser): JSX.Element[] => {
+const getBadges = (
+  account?: Pick<Account, 'admin' | 'moderator'>,
+  patronUser?: Pick<PatronUser, 'is_patron'>,
+): JSX.Element[] => {
   const badges = [];
 
   if (account?.admin) {
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ export const ProfileHoverCard: React.FC<IProfileHoverCard> = ({ visible = true }
 
   const me = useAppSelector(state => state.me);
   const accountId: string | undefined = useAppSelector(state => state.profile_hover_card.accountId || undefined);
-  const { account } = useAccount(accountId);
+  const { account } = useAccount(accountId, { withRelationship: true });
   const { patronUser } = usePatronUser(account?.url);
   const targetRef = useAppSelector(state => state.profile_hover_card.ref?.current);
   const badges = getBadges(account, patronUser);