diff --git a/app/components/Layout/UserItem.tsx b/app/components/Layout/UserItem.tsx
index 23a5e83b3..7ea99cec6 100644
--- a/app/components/Layout/UserItem.tsx
+++ b/app/components/Layout/UserItem.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export function UserItem() {
   const user = useUser();
   const location = useLocation();
 
-  if (user)
+  if (user && user.discordAvatar)
     return (
       <img
         className="layout__avatar"
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ export function UserItem() {
       />
     );
 
+  // TODO: just show text... my profile?
+  // TODO: also show this if discordAvatar is stale and 404's
+  if (user) {
+    return <div className="layout__header__logo-container" />;
+  }
+
   return (
     <form action={getLogInUrl(location)} method="post" data-cy="log-in-form">
       <button