diff --git a/app/modules/services/avatar.service.coffee b/app/modules/services/avatar.service.coffee
index f20e7a1a..b4a2ef09 100644
--- a/app/modules/services/avatar.service.coffee
+++ b/app/modules/services/avatar.service.coffee
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ class AvatarService
 
         if photo
             return {
-                url: photo
+                url: photo,
+                username: username
             }
         else if location.host.indexOf('localhost') != -1 || !@config.get("gravatar", true)
             root = location.protocol + '//' + location.host