diff --git a/src/app/profiles/App/SimilarProfiles/SimilarProfiles.tsx b/src/app/profiles/App/SimilarProfiles/SimilarProfiles.tsx
index 2b1d29b15..b1e7657b1 100644
--- a/src/app/profiles/App/SimilarProfiles/SimilarProfiles.tsx
+++ b/src/app/profiles/App/SimilarProfiles/SimilarProfiles.tsx
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ interface SimilarProfilesProps {
   loading?: boolean;
   similarContributors: StatefulContributor[];
   contributors: StatefulContributor[];
-  subscribe: (contributor: StatefulContributor) => void;
-  unsubscribe: (contributor: StatefulContributor) => void;
+  subscribe: (contributor: StatefulContributor) => () => void;
+  unsubscribe: (contributor: StatefulContributor) => () => void;
   className?: string;
 }
 
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ const SimilarProfiles = ({
             <ContributorCompact
               key={contributor.id}
               contributor={contributor}
-              onSubscribe={() => subscribe(contributor)}
-              onUnsubscribe={() => unsubscribe(contributor)}
+              onSubscribe={subscribe(contributor)}
+              onUnsubscribe={unsubscribe(contributor)}
               to={pathToContributor(contributor)}
             />
           ))}
diff --git a/src/app/profiles/App/SimilarProfiles/withConnect.ts b/src/app/profiles/App/SimilarProfiles/withConnect.ts
index 057427c77..d9bc315a6 100644
--- a/src/app/profiles/App/SimilarProfiles/withConnect.ts
+++ b/src/app/profiles/App/SimilarProfiles/withConnect.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import { extensionMessageSender } from 'app/profiles/extensionId';
 
 export interface ConnectedSimilarProfileProps
   extends RouteComponentProps<{ id: string }> {
-  subscribe?: (contributor: Contributor) => void;
-  unsubscribe?: (contributor: Contributor) => void;
+  subscribe?: (contributor: Contributor) => () => void;
+  unsubscribe?: (contributor: Contributor) => () => void;
 }
 
 const mapStateToProps = (
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ const mapStateToProps = (
 });
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch: Dispatch) => ({
-  subscribe: (contributor: Contributor) =>
+  subscribe: (contributor: Contributor) => () =>
     dispatch(subscribe(contributor.id, { receiver: extensionMessageSender })),
-  unsubscribe: (contributor: Contributor) =>
+  unsubscribe: (contributor: Contributor) => () =>
     dispatch(unsubscribe(contributor.id, { receiver: extensionMessageSender }))
 });