diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/circle.ts b/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/circle.ts
index a80954a26..fdc999153 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/circle.ts
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/circle.ts
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ const processCircle = (setProgress: (progress: {
 
           interaction.reblogs += 1;
           interaction.acct = status.reblog.account.acct;
-          const avatarUrl = status.reblog.account.avatar_static || status.reblog.account.avatar;
-          interaction.avatar = avatarUrl?.endsWith('/identicon') ? '' : avatarUrl;
+          interaction.avatar = status.reblog.account.avatar_static || status.reblog.account.avatar;
           interaction.avatar_description = status.reblog.account.avatar_description;
         } else if (status.in_reply_to_account_id) {
           if (status.in_reply_to_account_id === me) return;
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/pages/fun/circle.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/pages/fun/circle.tsx
index 8b6ee7781..516572343 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/pages/fun/circle.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/pages/fun/circle.tsx
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ const CirclePage: React.FC = () => {
       // https://github.com/duiker101/twitter-interaction-circles
       const ctx = canvasRef.current?.getContext('2d')!;
 
-      const ownAvatar = (account?.avatar && !account.avatar.endsWith('/identicon') && account.avatar) || avatarMissing;
+      const ownAvatar = account?.avatar || avatarMissing;
 
       for (const layer of [
         { index: 0, off: 0, distance: 0, count: 1, radius: 110, users: [{ avatar: ownAvatar }] },