diff --git a/composables/auth.ts b/composables/auth.ts
index 0ac2e8b..4ec2f32 100644
--- a/composables/auth.ts
+++ b/composables/auth.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ export const useAuth = () => {
     if (!accessToken.value) return;
     console.log("fetchuser access token:", accessToken.value);
     const res = await fetchWithApi("/me") as UserResponse;
+    res.avatar = res.avatar ?? "https://gorb.b-cdn.net/avatar/default-pfp.png";
     user.value = res;
     return user.value;
   }
diff --git a/public/favicon.ico b/public/favicon.ico
index 18993ad..b3d28fa 100644
Binary files a/public/favicon.ico and b/public/favicon.ico differ
diff --git a/types/interfaces.ts b/types/interfaces.ts
index cd4b6dd..a0d7d39 100644
--- a/types/interfaces.ts
+++ b/types/interfaces.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export interface UserResponse {
 	uuid: string,
 	username: string,
 	display_name: string | null,
-	avatar: string | null,
+	avatar: string,
 	pronouns: string | null,
 	email?: string,
 	email_verified?: boolean