diff --git a/views/account/show.jade b/views/account/show.jade
index 36a8122d3d..2f4d8648a1 100644
--- a/views/account/show.jade
+++ b/views/account/show.jade
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ block content
                             if picture
                                 img.img-center.img-responsive.public-profile-img(src=picture)
                             else
-                                img.img-center.img-responsive.public-profile-img(src='#{user.gravatar(200)}')
+                                if (user)
+                                    img.img-center.img-responsive.public-profile-img(src='#{user.gravatar(200)}')
+                                else
+                                    img.img-center.img-responsive.public-profile-img(src='https://gravatar.com/avatar/d704cc72a5cd0bfa482ee71f4d557daa?s=200&d=retro')
                             h1.text-center.negative-5
                                 - if (twitterHandle)
                                     a.ion-social-twitter.text-primary(title="@#{username}'s Twitter Profile", href="http://twitter.com/#{twitterHandle}", target='_blank')