diff --git a/metadata_service/api/user.py b/metadata_service/api/user.py
index 37f704c1..a2b255db 100644
--- a/metadata_service/api/user.py
+++ b/metadata_service/api/user.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 from flask_restful import Resource, fields, marshal
 
-from metadata_service.api.table import table_detail_fields
+from metadata_service.api.popular_tables import popular_table_fields
 from metadata_service.exception import NotFoundException
 from metadata_service.proxy import get_proxy_client
 from metadata_service.util import UserResourceRel
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 }
 
 table_list_fields = {
-    'table': fields.List(fields.Nested(table_detail_fields))
+    'table': fields.List(fields.Nested(popular_table_fields))
 }
 
 
diff --git a/metadata_service/proxy/neo4j_proxy.py b/metadata_service/proxy/neo4j_proxy.py
index 44ce9d0c..d282c60f 100644
--- a/metadata_service/proxy/neo4j_proxy.py
+++ b/metadata_service/proxy/neo4j_proxy.py
@@ -771,8 +771,13 @@ def get_table_by_user_relation(self, *, user_email: str, relation_type: UserReso
         table_records = record.single().get('table_records', [])
 
         for record in table_records:
-            # todo: decide whether we want to return a list of table entities or just table_uri
-            results.append(self.get_table(table_uri=record['key']))
+            _, last_neo4j_record = self._exec_col_query(record['key'])
+            results.append(PopularTable(
+                database=last_neo4j_record['db']['name'],
+                cluster=last_neo4j_record['clstr']['name'],
+                schema=last_neo4j_record['schema']['name'],
+                name=last_neo4j_record['tbl']['name'],
+                description=self._safe_get(last_neo4j_record, 'tbl_dscrpt', 'description')))
         return {'table': results}
 
     @timer_with_counter
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 240d142b..2e994baa 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-__version__ = '1.0.6'
+__version__ = '1.0.7'
 
 
 setup(
diff --git a/tests/unit/proxy/test_neo4j_proxy.py b/tests/unit/proxy/test_neo4j_proxy.py
index bd9f50cb..c241b7b8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/proxy/test_neo4j_proxy.py
+++ b/tests/unit/proxy/test_neo4j_proxy.py
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ def test_get_users(self) -> None:
     def test_get_resources_by_user_relation(self) -> None:
         with patch.object(GraphDatabase, 'driver'), \
             patch.object(Neo4jProxy, '_execute_cypher_query') as mock_execute, \
-                patch.object(Neo4jProxy, 'get_table') as mock_get_table:
+                patch.object(Neo4jProxy, '_exec_col_query') as mock_col_query:
 
             mock_execute.return_value.single.return_value = {
                 'table_records': [
@@ -515,49 +515,30 @@ def test_get_resources_by_user_relation(self) -> None:
                     }
                 ]
             }
-            mock_get_table.return_value = Table(database='hive',
-                                                cluster='gold',
-                                                schema='foo_schema',
-                                                name='foo_table',
-                                                tags=[Tag(tag_name='test', tag_type='default')],
-                                                table_readers=[], description='foo description',
-                                                watermarks=[Watermark(watermark_type='high_watermark',
-                                                                      partition_key='ds',
-                                                                      partition_value='fake_value',
-                                                                      create_time='fake_time'),
-                                                            Watermark(watermark_type='low_watermark',
-                                                                      partition_key='ds',
-                                                                      partition_value='fake_value',
-                                                                      create_time='fake_time')],
-                                                columns=[Column(name='bar_id_1',
-                                                                description='bar col description',
-                                                                col_type='varchar',
-                                                                sort_order=0, stats=[Statistics(start_epoch=1,
-                                                                                                end_epoch=1,
-                                                                                                stat_type='avg',
-                                                                                                stat_val='1')]),
-                                                         Column(name='bar_id_2',
-                                                                description='bar col2 description',
-                                                                col_type='bigint',
-                                                                sort_order=1, stats=[Statistics(start_epoch=2,
-                                                                                                end_epoch=2,
-                                                                                                stat_type='avg',
-                                                                                                stat_val='2')])],
-                                                owners=[User(email='tester@lyft.com')],
-                                                table_writer=Application(
-                                                    application_url=self.table_writer['application_url'],
-                                                    description=self.table_writer['description'],
-                                                    name=self.table_writer['name'],
-                                                    id=self.table_writer['id']),
-                                                last_updated_timestamp=1,
-                                                source=Source(source='/source_file_loc',
-                                                              source_type='github'))
+
+            mock_col_query.return_value = 'not_related', {
+                'db': {
+                    'name': 'db_name'
+                },
+                'clstr': {
+                    'name': 'cluster'
+                },
+                'schema': {
+                    'name': 'schema'
+                },
+                'tbl': {
+                    'name': 'table_name'
+                }
+            }
 
             neo4j_proxy = Neo4jProxy(host='DOES_NOT_MATTER', port=0000)
             result = neo4j_proxy.get_table_by_user_relation(user_email='test_user',
                                                             relation_type=UserResourceRel.follow)
             self.assertEqual(len(result['table']), 1)
-            self.assertEqual(result['table'][0].name, 'foo_table')
+            self.assertEqual(result['table'][0].name, 'table_name')
+            self.assertEqual(result['table'][0].database, 'db_name')
+            self.assertEqual(result['table'][0].cluster, 'cluster')
+            self.assertEqual(result['table'][0].schema, 'schema')
 
     def test_add_resource_relation_by_user(self) -> None:
         with patch.object(GraphDatabase, 'driver') as mock_driver: