diff --git a/dbTools/profile.js b/dbTools/profile.js
index 8513e12..0985e76 100644
--- a/dbTools/profile.js
+++ b/dbTools/profile.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ userDB = (DB) => {
     DB.getPopularGroups = async (limit = 10) => {
         return DB.profileCols.aggregate([
             {
-                $match: {isGroup: true, isPrivate: false, isCourse: false}
+                $match: {isGroup: true, isPrivate: {$ne: true}, isCourse: {$ne: true}}
             },
             {
                 $addFields: { subscribed_count: {$size: { "$ifNull": [ {"$objectToArray" : "$subscribed"}, [] ] } } }
diff --git a/routes/post.js b/routes/post.js
index 4d1b123..c6ab917 100644
--- a/routes/post.js
+++ b/routes/post.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ DB.getDB.then((DB) => {
             content += "@p:" + p._id + "\n";
         });
         let popularProfilesPost = new Post({profileid: 1, content, nonOrganicType: "PopularUsers"});
-        const popularGroups = await DB.getPopularGroups(5);
+        const popularGroups = await DB.getPopularGroups(15);
         content = "Popular users to follow:\n";
         popularGroups.forEach((p)=>{
             content += "@p:" + p._id + "\n";