Index: frontend/src/components/userProfile/ArtistView.tsx
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--- frontend/src/components/userProfile/ArtistView.tsx	(revision d1ee039fd24b2a213cd8404c44d174c80c180877)
+++ frontend/src/components/userProfile/ArtistView.tsx	(revision 765e166b79bd65b570078fd2d0b5b84754b04258)
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
 import type { ArtistContribution } from "../../utils/types";
 import SongItem from "../SongItem";
+import { useAuth } from "../../context/authContext";
 
 interface ArtistViewProps {
Index: frontend/src/components/userProfile/UserListModal.tsx
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--- frontend/src/components/userProfile/UserListModal.tsx	(revision d1ee039fd24b2a213cd8404c44d174c80c180877)
+++ frontend/src/components/userProfile/UserListModal.tsx	(revision 765e166b79bd65b570078fd2d0b5b84754b04258)
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 import type { BaseNonAdminUser } from "../../utils/types";
 import { useEffect } from "react";
+import { useAuth } from "../../context/authContext";
 
 interface ModalProps {
@@ -18,4 +19,5 @@
 }: ModalProps) => {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const { user } = useAuth();
   useEffect(() => {
     document.body.style.overflow = "hidden";
@@ -72,15 +74,16 @@
                   </div>
                 </div>
-
-                <button
-                  onClick={() => onFollowToggle(u.username)}
-                  className={`px-4 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium rounded-full transition-colors cursor-pointer ${
-                    u.isFollowedByCurrentUser
-                      ? "bg-white/10 text-white hover:bg-white/20"
-                      : "bg-[#1db954] text-black hover:bg-[#1ed760]"
-                  }`}
-                >
-                  {u.isFollowedByCurrentUser ? "Following" : "Follow"}
-                </button>
+                {user && (
+                  <button
+                    onClick={() => onFollowToggle(u.username)}
+                    className={`px-4 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium rounded-full transition-colors cursor-pointer ${
+                      u.isFollowedByCurrentUser
+                        ? "bg-white/10 text-white hover:bg-white/20"
+                        : "bg-[#1db954] text-black hover:bg-[#1ed760]"
+                    }`}
+                  >
+                    {u.isFollowedByCurrentUser ? "Following" : "Follow"}
+                  </button>
+                )}
               </div>
             ))