diff --git a/app/controllers/welcome_controller.rb b/app/controllers/welcome_controller.rb
index 76cec1c4a9799986bdab34cae8c97385aeed9322..9b7681179d235026580b07df755e55af4fcb68d8 100644
--- a/app/controllers/welcome_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/welcome_controller.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ class WelcomeController < ApplicationController
 
   def index
     @carousel = Carousel.all || []
-    @highlights = policy_scope(LearningObject).limit(8).includes(:publisher, :language)
+    @highlights = policy_scope(LearningObject).limit(8).includes(:publisher, :language, :topics)
   end
 
   def faq