diff --git a/core/frontend/src/App.tsx b/core/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 75d8e22..2967540 100644
--- a/core/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/core/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ export function App() {
{unreadCount > 0 && {unreadCount}}
-
{avatarChar}
+ {currentUser.avatar_url ?

:
{avatarChar}}
diff --git a/core/frontend/src/routes/pipeline.tsx b/core/frontend/src/routes/pipeline.tsx
index 2591c50..960b851 100644
--- a/core/frontend/src/routes/pipeline.tsx
+++ b/core/frontend/src/routes/pipeline.tsx
@@ -2473,7 +2473,7 @@ export function PipelinePage(props: {
{unreadCount > 0 && {unreadCount}}
-
{avatarChar}
+ {user.avatar_url ?

:
{avatarChar}}