diff --git a/vibes_auth/models.py b/vibes_auth/models.py
index 3a02a890..464a37b9 100644
--- a/vibes_auth/models.py
+++ b/vibes_auth/models.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class User(AbstractUser, NiceModel):
 
     @property
     def recently_viewed(self):
-        return [] or cache.get(f"user_{self.uuid}_rv")
+        return cache.get(f"user_{self.uuid}_rv", [])
 
     def check_token(self, token):
         return str(token) == str(self.activation_token)
diff --git a/vibes_auth/serializers.py b/vibes_auth/serializers.py
index 03470884..847b767e 100644
--- a/vibes_auth/serializers.py
+++ b/vibes_auth/serializers.py
@@ -94,9 +94,8 @@ class UserSerializer(ModelSerializer):
         Returns a list of serialized ProductSimpleSerializer representations
         for the UUIDs in obj.recently_viewed.
         """
-        queryset = Product.objects.filter(uuid__in=obj.recently_viewed)
-        serializer = ProductSimpleSerializer(queryset, many=True)
-        return serializer.data
+        return ProductSimpleSerializer(Product.objects.filter(uuid__in=obj.recently_viewed, is_active=True),
+                                       many=True).data
 
 
 class TokenObtainSerializer(Serializer):