diff --git a/components/Avatar.vue b/components/Avatar.vue
index b2da51b..ddfe1dc 100644
--- a/components/Avatar.vue
+++ b/components/Avatar.vue
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ let displayAvatar: string | null
 const user = props.user || props.member?.user
 
 if (user) {
-	displayName = props.member?.nickname
-						|| user.display_name
-						|| user.username
+	displayName = getDisplayName(user, props.member)
 	
 	if (user.avatar) {
 		displayAvatar = user.avatar
diff --git a/components/Guild/MemberEntry.vue b/components/Guild/MemberEntry.vue
index bd4302a..12e36a0 100644
--- a/components/Guild/MemberEntry.vue
+++ b/components/Guild/MemberEntry.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
     <div class="member-item" @click="togglePopup" @blur="hidePopup" tabindex="0">
         <Avatar :member="props.member" class="member-avatar"/>
-        <span class="member-display-name">{{ props.member.user.display_name || props.member.user.username }}</span>
+        <span class="member-display-name">{{ getDisplayName(props.member.user, props.member) }}</span>
         <UserPopup v-if="isPopupVisible" :user="props.member.user" id="profile-popup" />
     </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/components/Me/FriendsList.vue b/components/Me/FriendsList.vue
index 6c9fded..654957d 100644
--- a/components/Me/FriendsList.vue
+++ b/components/Me/FriendsList.vue
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 		</div>
 
 		<div v-else>
-			<UserEntry v-for="user of friends" :user="user" :name="user.display_name || user.username"
+			<UserEntry v-for="user of friends" :user="user" :name="getDisplayName(user)"
 			:href="`/me/${user.uuid}`"/> 
 		</div>
 	</div>
diff --git a/components/Message.vue b/components/Message.vue
index 9eb5f78..fc4d1e3 100644
--- a/components/Message.vue
+++ b/components/Message.vue
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 			</svg>
 		</div>
 		<MessageReply v-if="props.replyMessage" :id="props.message.uuid"
-			:author="props.replyMessage.user.display_name || props.replyMessage.user.username"
+			:author="getDisplayName(props.author)"
 			:text="props.replyMessage?.message"
 			:reply-id="props.replyMessage.uuid" max-width="reply" />
 		<div class="left-column">
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 		<div class="message-data">
 			<div class="message-metadata">
 				<span class="message-author-username" tabindex="0" :style="`color: ${props.authorColor}`">
-					{{ displayName }}
+					{{ getDisplayName(props.author) }}
 				</span>
 				<span class="message-date" :title="date.toString()">
 					<span v-if="getDayDifference(date, currentDate) === 1">Yesterday at</span>
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ const dateHidden = ref<boolean>(true);
 
 const date = new Date(props.timestamp);
 const currentDate: Date = new Date()
-const displayName = props.author?.display_name || props.author?.username
 
 console.log("[MSG] message to render:", props.message);
 console.log("author:", props.author);
diff --git a/components/MessageArea.vue b/components/MessageArea.vue
index aadc07c..17b4a3e 100644
--- a/components/MessageArea.vue
+++ b/components/MessageArea.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
 	<div id="message-area">
 		<div id="messages" ref="messagesElement">
-			<Message v-for="(message, i) of messages" :username="message.user.display_name ?? message.user.username"
+			<Message v-for="(message, i) of messages" :username="getDisplayName(message.user)"
 				:text="message.message" :timestamp="messageTimestamps[message.uuid]" :img="message.user.avatar"
 				:format="timeFormat" :type="messagesType[message.uuid]"
 				:margin-bottom="(messages[i + 1] && messagesType[messages[i + 1].uuid] == 'normal') ?? false"
diff --git a/components/User/UserEntry.vue b/components/User/UserEntry.vue
index 1817816..b3ad40f 100644
--- a/components/User/UserEntry.vue
+++ b/components/User/UserEntry.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <NuxtLink class="user-item" :href="`/me/${user.uuid}`" tabindex="0">
         <Avatar :user="props.user" class="user-avatar"/>
 
-        <span class="user-display-name">{{ displayName }}</span>
+        <span class="user-display-name">{{ getDisplayName(props.user) }}</span>
 	</NuxtLink>
 </template>
 
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ const props = defineProps<{
     user: UserResponse
 }>();
 
-const displayName = props.user.display_name || props.user.username
 </script>
 
 <style>
diff --git a/components/User/UserPopup.vue b/components/User/UserPopup.vue
index f43d6d1..86b5a48 100644
--- a/components/User/UserPopup.vue
+++ b/components/User/UserPopup.vue
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <div id="cover-color"></div>
     <div id="main-body">
       <p id="display-name">
-        <strong>{{ props.user.display_name }}</strong>
+        <strong>{{ getDisplayName(props.user) }}</strong>
       </p>
       <p id="username-and-pronouns">
         {{ props.user.username }}
diff --git a/layouts/client.vue b/layouts/client.vue
index 887dd47..46bdf89 100644
--- a/layouts/client.vue
+++ b/layouts/client.vue
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ const options = [
 				h("input", {
 					id: "guild-name-input",
 					type: "text",
-					placeholder: `${user?.display_name || user?.username}'s Awesome Bouncy Castle'`,
+					placeholder: `${getDisplayName(user!)}'s Awesome Bouncy Castle'`,
 					style: "width: 100%"
 				}),
 				h(Button, {
diff --git a/utils/replyToMessage.ts b/utils/replyToMessage.ts
index cab6152..8ee0c28 100644
--- a/utils/replyToMessage.ts
+++ b/utils/replyToMessage.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export default (element: HTMLDivElement, props: MessageProps) => {
 	const messageBox = document.getElementById("message-box") as HTMLDivElement;
 	if (messageBox) {
 		const div = document.createElement("div");
-		const messageReply = h(MessageReply, { author: props.author?.display_name || props.author!.username, text: props.text || "", id: props.message.uuid, replyId: props.replyMessage?.uuid || element.dataset.messageId!, maxWidth: "full" });
+		const messageReply = h(MessageReply, { author: getDisplayName(props.author), text: props.text || "", id: props.message.uuid, replyId: props.replyMessage?.uuid || element.dataset.messageId!, maxWidth: "full" });
 		messageBox.prepend(div);
 		render(messageReply, div);
 	}