diff --git a/web/components/multiple-or-single-avatars.tsx b/web/components/multiple-or-single-avatars.tsx
index 20b8af15..51a5657b 100644
--- a/web/components/multiple-or-single-avatars.tsx
+++ b/web/components/multiple-or-single-avatars.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Row } from './layout/row'
 import clsx from 'clsx'
 
 export const MultipleOrSingleAvatars = (props: {
-  avatars: Array<{ avatarUrl: string; id: string }>
+  avatars: Array<{ avatarUrl: string; id: string; name: string }>
   onClick?: () => void
   size: AvatarSizeType
   // TODO: standardize these numbers so they are calculated from the size
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export const MultipleOrSingleAvatars = (props: {
   if (avatars.length === 0) return null
 
   if (avatars.length === 1) {
-    return <Avatar size={size} avatarUrl={avatars[0].avatarUrl} />
+    return <Avatar size={size} avatarUrl={avatars[0].avatarUrl} username={avatars[0].name} />
   }
 
   const totalAvatars = avatars.length
diff --git a/web/components/widgets/avatar.tsx b/web/components/widgets/avatar.tsx
index 3272ca70..d5987a56 100644
--- a/web/components/widgets/avatar.tsx
+++ b/web/components/widgets/avatar.tsx
@@ -43,14 +43,11 @@ export const Avatar = memo(
         Router.push(`/${username}`)
       }
     }
-
     const fallbackInitial = (username || 'U')[0]; // first character, not encoded string
     const url: string = avatarUrl && avatarUrl.length > 0
       ? avatarUrl
       : `https://ui-avatars.com/api/?name=${encodeURIComponent(fallbackInitial)}`;
-
-
-    // console.debug(url)
+    console.log(username, fallbackInitial, url)
 
     // there can be no avatar URL or username in the feed, we show a "submit comment"
     // item with a fake grey user circle guy even if you aren't signed in