diff --git a/views/home.handlebars b/views/home.handlebars
index 04f9b07..b25b020 100644
--- a/views/home.handlebars
+++ b/views/home.handlebars
@@ -19,9 +19,12 @@
     <div id="login" onclick="window.location = '/profile'">
       {{#if signedIn}}
         <div class="username">{{username}}</div>
-        <img class="avatar" src="{{avatar}}" width="128" height="128">
       {{else}}
         <div class="username logged-out">log in</div>
+      {{/if}}
+      {{#if avatar}}
+        <img class="avatar" src="{{avatar}}" width="128" height="128">
+      {{else}}
         <img class="avatar" src="/assets/avatar.png" width="128" height="128">
       {{/if}}
     </div>