diff --git a/app/views/user/components/profile-icon.pug b/app/views/user/components/profile-icon.pug
index 9d440e5..95c6628 100644
--- a/app/views/user/components/profile-icon.pug
+++ b/app/views/user/components/profile-icon.pug
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 mixin renderProfileIcon (user, title, size)
-  if user.core
+  if user.coreUserId
     img(
       src=`http://${user.core.meta.domain}/core/user/${user.coreUserId}/picture?s=${size || 'small'}`,
       title= title,