diff --git a/www/common/common-ui-elements.js b/www/common/common-ui-elements.js
index e085ea3a3..34a2be663 100644
--- a/www/common/common-ui-elements.js
+++ b/www/common/common-ui-elements.js
@@ -1166,9 +1166,9 @@ define([
             var hexFileName = Util.base64ToHex(secret.channel);
             var src = Hash.getBlobPathFromHex(hexFileName);
             Common.getFileSize(hexFileName, function (e, data) {
-                if (e) {
+                if (e || !data) {
                     displayDefault();
-                    return void console.error(e);
+                    return void console.error(e || "404 avatar");
                 }
                 if (typeof data !== "number") { return void displayDefault(); }
                 if (Util.bytesToMegabytes(data) > 0.5) { return void displayDefault(); }
diff --git a/www/common/outer/async-store.js b/www/common/outer/async-store.js
index d4c4b30f0..6b1a5b4a5 100644
--- a/www/common/outer/async-store.js
+++ b/www/common/outer/async-store.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ define([
             var profileChan = profile.edit ? Hash.hrefToHexChannelId('/profile/#' + profile.edit, null) : null;
             if (profileChan) { list.push(profileChan); }
             var avatarChan = profile.avatar ? Hash.hrefToHexChannelId(profile.avatar, null) : null;
-            if (avatarChan) { list.push(avatarChan); }
+            if (avatarChan) { list.push(Util.base64ToHex(avatarChan)); }
         }
 
         if (store.proxy.friends) {