diff --git a/src/components/postCard/container/postCardContainer.js b/src/components/postCard/container/postCardContainer.js
index fe26e46e7..75b3e39f6 100644
--- a/src/components/postCard/container/postCardContainer.js
+++ b/src/components/postCard/container/postCardContainer.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const PostCardContainer = ({
 }) => {
   const [_content, setContent] = useState(content);
   const [reblogs, setReblogs] = useState([]);
-  const [activeVotes, setActiveVotes] = useState(get(_content, 'active_votes', []));
+  const [activeVotes, setActiveVotes] = useState(get(content, 'active_votes', []));
 
   //NOTE: potentially unnessacry fetch
   // useEffect(() => {
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ const PostCardContainer = ({
   // }
   // }, [isRefresh]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setContent(content);
+    setActiveVotes(get(content, 'active_votes', []));
+  }, [content]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     let isCancelled = false;
 
diff --git a/src/components/postCard/view/postCardView.js b/src/components/postCard/view/postCardView.js
index a4d914670..d006a0761 100644
--- a/src/components/postCard/view/postCardView.js
+++ b/src/components/postCard/view/postCardView.js
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ const PostCardView = ({
   const [activeVotesCount, setActiveVotesCount] = useState(activeVotes.length || 0);
   const [calcImgHeight, setCalcImgHeight] = useState(imageHeight || 300);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setActiveVotesCount(activeVotes.length);
+  }, [activeVotes]);
+
   // Component Functions
 
   const _handleOnUserPress = () => {