From 59130766e81c74b6b492ba24601aba5d81edf762 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: kolaente <k@knt.li>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2025 14:30:33 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(avatar): fallback to username when no name is set

---
 pkg/modules/avatar/initials/initials.go | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/pkg/modules/avatar/initials/initials.go b/pkg/modules/avatar/initials/initials.go
index 9610acc22..27c22a001 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/avatar/initials/initials.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/avatar/initials/initials.go
@@ -143,7 +143,11 @@ func getAvatarForUser(u *user.User) (fullSizeAvatar *image.RGBA64, err error) {
 
 	if !exists {
 		log.Debugf("Initials avatar for user %d not cached, creating...", u.ID)
-		firstRune := []rune(strings.ToUpper(u.Name))[0]
+		avatarText := u.Name
+		if avatarText == "" {
+			avatarText = u.Username
+		}
+		firstRune := []rune(strings.ToUpper(avatarText))[0]
 		bg := avatarBgColors[int(u.ID)%len(avatarBgColors)] // Random color based on the user id
 
 		fullSizeAvatar, err = drawImage(firstRune, bg)