diff --git a/api/src/api/accounts.js b/api/src/api/accounts.js
index 51c2f22..be475c9 100644
--- a/api/src/api/accounts.js
+++ b/api/src/api/accounts.js
@@ -86,9 +86,13 @@ async function getAccount(id) {
 	const person = await db.getAPObject(id, 'Person')
 	const username = utils.firstIfArray(person.preferredUsername)
 	const icon = utils.firstIfArray(person.icon)
-	const newicon = {
-		type: utils.firstIfArray(icon.mediaType),
-		url: utils.firstIfArray(icon.url),
+	var avatar = { type: 'image/png',
+		url: '/assets/images/default_profile.png' }
+	if (icon !== null) {
+		avatar = {
+			type: utils.firstIfArray(icon.mediaType),
+			url: utils.firstIfArray(icon.url),
+		}
 	}
 	var props = {}
 	if (person.attachment !== undefined) {
@@ -120,7 +124,7 @@ async function getAccount(id) {
 		acct: username+'@'+(new URL(person.id)).hostname,
 		name: utils.firstIfArray(person.name),
 		summary: utils.firstIfArray(person.summary),
-		avatar: newicon,
+		avatar,
 		username,
 		props,
 	}