diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index 8050296a56..86af3b69d4 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ use Friendica\Object\Thread;
 use Friendica\Protocol\Activity;
 use Friendica\Util\Crypto;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
-use Friendica\Util\Proxy as ProxyUtils;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
 use Friendica\Util\Temporal;
 use Friendica\Util\XML;
@@ -593,7 +592,7 @@ function conversation(App $a, array $items, $mode, $update, $preview = false, $o
 					'name' => $profile_name,
 					'sparkle' => $sparkle,
 					'lock' => $lock,
-					'thumb' => DI::baseUrl()->remove(ProxyUtils::proxifyUrl($item['author-avatar'], false, ProxyUtils::SIZE_THUMB)),
+					'thumb' => DI::baseUrl()->remove($item['author-avatar']),
 					'title' => $title,
 					'body' => $body,
 					'tags' => $tags['tags'],
@@ -613,7 +612,7 @@ function conversation(App $a, array $items, $mode, $update, $preview = false, $o
 					'indent' => '',
 					'owner_name' => $owner_name,
 					'owner_url' => $owner_url,
-					'owner_photo' => DI::baseUrl()->remove(ProxyUtils::proxifyUrl($item['owner-avatar'], false, ProxyUtils::SIZE_THUMB)),
+					'owner_photo' => DI::baseUrl()->remove($item['owner-avatar']),
 					'plink' => Item::getPlink($item),
 					'edpost' => false,
 					'isstarred' => $isstarred,
diff --git a/mod/message.php b/mod/message.php
index 204b136f9b..f04bdaecd7 100644
--- a/mod/message.php
+++ b/mod/message.php
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ use Friendica\Model\Mail;
 use Friendica\Model\Notify\Type;
 use Friendica\Module\Security\Login;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
-use Friendica\Util\Proxy as ProxyUtils;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
 use Friendica\Util\Temporal;
 
@@ -393,12 +392,8 @@ function message_content(App $a)
 			$body_e = BBCode::convert($message['body']);
 			$to_name_e = $message['name'];
 
-			$contact = Contact::getByURL($message['from-url'], false, ['thumb', 'addr']);
-			if (isset($contact["thumb"])) {
-				$from_photo = $contact["thumb"];
-			} else {
-				$from_photo = $message['from-photo'];
-			}
+			$contact = Contact::getByURL($message['from-url'], false, ['thumb', 'addr', 'id', 'avatar']);
+			$from_photo = Contact::getThumb($contact, $message['from-photo']);
 
 			$mails[] = [
 				'id' => $message['id'],
@@ -406,7 +401,7 @@ function message_content(App $a)
 				'from_url' => $from_url,
 				'from_addr' => $contact['addr'],
 				'sparkle' => $sparkle,
-				'from_photo' => ProxyUtils::proxifyUrl($from_photo, false, ProxyUtils::SIZE_THUMB),
+				'from_photo' => $from_photo,
 				'subject' => $subject_e,
 				'body' => $body_e,
 				'delete' => DI::l10n()->t('Delete message'),
@@ -525,12 +520,8 @@ function render_messages(array $msg, $t)
 		$body_e = $rr['body'];
 		$to_name_e = $rr['name'];
 
-		$contact = Contact::getByURL($rr['url'], false, ['thumb', 'addr']);
-		if (isset($contact["thumb"])) {
-			$from_photo = $contact["thumb"];
-		} else {
-			$from_photo = (($rr['thumb']) ? $rr['thumb'] : $rr['from-photo']);
-		}
+		$contact = Contact::getByURL($rr['url'], false, ['thumb', 'addr', 'id', 'avatar']);
+		$from_photo = Contact::getThumb($contact, $rr['thumb'] ?: $rr['from-photo']);
 
 		$rslt .= Renderer::replaceMacros($tpl, [
 			'$id' => $rr['id'],
@@ -538,7 +529,7 @@ function render_messages(array $msg, $t)
 			'$from_url' => Contact::magicLink($rr['url']),
 			'$from_addr' => $contact['addr'] ?? '',
 			'$sparkle' => ' sparkle',
-			'$from_photo' => ProxyUtils::proxifyUrl($from_photo, false, ProxyUtils::SIZE_THUMB),
+			'$from_photo' => $from_photo,
 			'$subject' => $rr['title'],
 			'$delete' => DI::l10n()->t('Delete conversation'),
 			'$body' => $body_e,
diff --git a/mod/network.php b/mod/network.php
index d82072754c..eb1dbdb043 100644
--- a/mod/network.php
+++ b/mod/network.php
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ function networkThreadedView(App $a, $update, $parent)
 			'$title' => DI::l10n()->t('Group: %s', $group['name'])
 		]) . $o;
 	} elseif ($cid) {
-		$fields = ['id', 'name', 'network', 'writable', 'nurl',
+		$fields = ['id', 'name', 'network', 'writable', 'nurl', 'avatar',
 			'forum', 'prv', 'contact-type', 'addr', 'thumb', 'location'];
 		$condition = ["`id` = ? AND (NOT `blocked` OR `pending`)", $cid];
 		$contact = DBA::selectFirst('contact', $fields, $condition);
diff --git a/mod/ping.php b/mod/ping.php
index c6e32a9314..7c8d6c846d 100644
--- a/mod/ping.php
+++ b/mod/ping.php
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ function ping_init(App $a)
 
 		if (DBA::isResult($notifs)) {
 			foreach ($notifs as $notif) {
-				$contact = Contact::getByURL($notif['url'], false, ['micro']);
+				$contact = Contact::getByURL($notif['url'], false, ['micro', 'id', 'avatar']);
 				$notif['photo'] = Contact::getMicro($contact, $notif['photo']);
 
 				$local_time = DateTimeFormat::local($notif['date']);
diff --git a/mod/suggest.php b/mod/suggest.php
index 66d22b001e..d592537f48 100644
--- a/mod/suggest.php
+++ b/mod/suggest.php
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\GContact;
-use Friendica\Util\Proxy as ProxyUtils;
 
 function suggest_init(App $a)
 {
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ function suggest_content(App $a)
 			'itemurl' => (($contact_details['addr'] != "") ? $contact_details['addr'] : $rr['url']),
 			'img_hover' => $rr['url'],
 			'name' => $contact_details['name'],
-			'thumb' => ProxyUtils::proxifyUrl($contact_details['thumb'], false, ProxyUtils::SIZE_THUMB),
+			'thumb' => Contact::getThumb($contact_details),
 			'details'       => $contact_details['location'],
 			'tags'          => $contact_details['keywords'],
 			'about'         => $contact_details['about'],
diff --git a/src/Content/ForumManager.php b/src/Content/ForumManager.php
index 9441e9dbb0..980e82522c 100644
--- a/src/Content/ForumManager.php
+++ b/src/Content/ForumManager.php
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ use Friendica\Core\Renderer;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
-use Friendica\Util\Proxy as ProxyUtils;
 
 /**
  * This class handles methods related to the forum functionality
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ class ForumManager
 
 		$forumlist = [];
 
-		$fields = ['id', 'url', 'name', 'micro', 'thumb'];
+		$fields = ['id', 'url', 'name', 'micro', 'thumb', 'avatar'];
 		$condition = [$condition_str, Protocol::DFRN, Protocol::ACTIVITYPUB, $uid];
 		$contacts = DBA::select('contact', $fields, $condition, $params);
 		if (!$contacts) {
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ class ForumManager
 					'name' => $contact['name'],
 					'cid' => $contact['id'],
 					'selected' 	=> $selected,
-					'micro' => DI::baseUrl()->remove(ProxyUtils::proxifyUrl($contact['micro'], false, ProxyUtils::SIZE_MICRO)),
+					'micro' => DI::baseUrl()->remove(Contact::getMicro($contact)),
 					'id' => ++$id,
 				];
 				$entries[] = $entry;
diff --git a/src/Content/Text/HTML.php b/src/Content/Text/HTML.php
index b69f5abc23..7b8153b8a8 100644
--- a/src/Content/Text/HTML.php
+++ b/src/Content/Text/HTML.php
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ use Friendica\Core\Search;
 use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Util\Network;
-use Friendica\Util\Proxy as ProxyUtils;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
 use Friendica\Util\XML;
 use League\HTMLToMarkdown\HtmlConverter;
@@ -868,7 +867,7 @@ class HTML
 			'$click' => $contact['click'] ?? '',
 			'$class' => $class,
 			'$url' => $url,
-			'$photo' => ProxyUtils::proxifyUrl($contact['thumb'], false, ProxyUtils::SIZE_THUMB),
+			'$photo' => Contact::getThumb($contact),
 			'$name' => $contact['name'],
 			'title' => $contact['name'] . ' [' . $contact['addr'] . ']',
 			'$parkle' => $sparkle,
diff --git a/src/Content/Widget.php b/src/Content/Widget.php
index fad863fbeb..e8e70c0e11 100644
--- a/src/Content/Widget.php
+++ b/src/Content/Widget.php
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ use Friendica\Model\Group;
 use Friendica\Model\Item;
 use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
-use Friendica\Util\Proxy as ProxyUtils;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
 use Friendica\Util\Temporal;
 
@@ -432,10 +431,11 @@ class Widget
 
 		$entries = [];
 		foreach ($r as $rr) {
+			$contact = Contact::getByURL($rr['url']);
 			$entry = [
 				'url'   => Contact::magicLink($rr['url']),
-				'name'  => $rr['name'],
-				'photo' => ProxyUtils::proxifyUrl($rr['photo'], false, ProxyUtils::SIZE_THUMB),
+				'name'  => $contact['name'] ?? $rr['name'],
+				'photo' => Contact::getThumb($contact, $rr['photo']),
 			];
 			$entries[] = $entry;
 		}
diff --git a/src/Content/Widget/ContactBlock.php b/src/Content/Widget/ContactBlock.php
index 47fac09a83..85c722c8a0 100644
--- a/src/Content/Widget/ContactBlock.php
+++ b/src/Content/Widget/ContactBlock.php
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class ContactBlock
 					$contact_ids[] = $contact["id"];
 				}
 
-				$contacts_stmt = DBA::select('contact', ['id', 'uid', 'addr', 'url', 'name', 'thumb', 'network'], ['id' => $contact_ids]);
+				$contacts_stmt = DBA::select('contact', ['id', 'uid', 'addr', 'url', 'name', 'thumb', 'avatar', 'network'], ['id' => $contact_ids]);
 
 				if (DBA::isResult($contacts_stmt)) {
 					$contacts_title = DI::l10n()->tt('%d Contact', '%d Contacts', $total);
diff --git a/src/Factory/Notification/Notification.php b/src/Factory/Notification/Notification.php
index 982c2a7e0d..ba36b0cef4 100644
--- a/src/Factory/Notification/Notification.php
+++ b/src/Factory/Notification/Notification.php
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class Notification extends BaseFactory
 
 		$item['label'] = (($item['gravity'] == GRAVITY_PARENT) ? 'post' : 'comment');
 		$item['link']  = $this->baseUrl->get(true) . '/display/' . $item['parent-guid'];
-		$item['image'] = Proxy::proxifyUrl($item['author-avatar'], false, Proxy::SIZE_MICRO);
+		$item['image'] = $item['author-avatar'];
 		$item['url']   = $item['author-link'];
 		$item['text']  = (($item['gravity'] == GRAVITY_PARENT)
 			? $this->l10n->t("%s created a new post", $item['author-name'])
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class Notification extends BaseFactory
 				return new \Friendica\Object\Notification\Notification([
 					'label' => 'like',
 					'link'  => $this->baseUrl->get(true) . '/display/' . $item['parent-guid'],
-					'image' => Proxy::proxifyUrl($item['author-avatar'], false, Proxy::SIZE_MICRO),
+					'image' => $item['author-avatar'],
 					'url'   => $item['author-link'],
 					'text'  => $this->l10n->t("%s liked %s's post", $item['author-name'], $item['parent-author-name']),
 					'when'  => $item['when'],
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class Notification extends BaseFactory
 				return new \Friendica\Object\Notification\Notification([
 					'label' => 'dislike',
 					'link'  => $this->baseUrl->get(true) . '/display/' . $item['parent-guid'],
-					'image' => Proxy::proxifyUrl($item['author-avatar'], false, Proxy::SIZE_MICRO),
+					'image' => $item['author-avatar'],
 					'url'   => $item['author-link'],
 					'text'  => $this->l10n->t("%s disliked %s's post", $item['author-name'], $item['parent-author-name']),
 					'when'  => $item['when'],
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class Notification extends BaseFactory
 				return new \Friendica\Object\Notification\Notification([
 					'label' => 'attend',
 					'link'  => $this->baseUrl->get(true) . '/display/' . $item['parent-guid'],
-					'image' => Proxy::proxifyUrl($item['author-avatar'], false, Proxy::SIZE_MICRO),
+					'image' => $item['author-avatar'],
 					'url'   => $item['author-link'],
 					'text'  => $this->l10n->t("%s is attending %s's event", $item['author-name'], $item['parent-author-name']),
 					'when'  => $item['when'],
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class Notification extends BaseFactory
 				return new \Friendica\Object\Notification\Notification([
 					'label' => 'attendno',
 					'link'  => $this->baseUrl->get(true) . '/display/' . $item['parent-guid'],
-					'image' => Proxy::proxifyUrl($item['author-avatar'], false, Proxy::SIZE_MICRO),
+					'image' => $item['author-avatar'],
 					'url'   => $item['author-link'],
 					'text'  => $this->l10n->t("%s is not attending %s's event", $item['author-name'], $item['parent-author-name']),
 					'when'  => $item['when'],
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class Notification extends BaseFactory
 				return new \Friendica\Object\Notification\Notification([
 					'label' => 'attendmaybe',
 					'link'  => $this->baseUrl->get(true) . '/display/' . $item['parent-guid'],
-					'image' => Proxy::proxifyUrl($item['author-avatar'], false, Proxy::SIZE_MICRO),
+					'image' => $item['author-avatar'],
 					'url'   => $item['author-link'],
 					'text'  => $this->l10n->t("%s may attending %s's event", $item['author-name'], $item['parent-author-name']),
 					'when'  => $item['when'],
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class Notification extends BaseFactory
 				return new \Friendica\Object\Notification\Notification([
 					'label' => 'friend',
 					'link'  => $this->baseUrl->get(true) . '/display/' . $item['parent-guid'],
-					'image' => Proxy::proxifyUrl($item['author-avatar'], false, Proxy::SIZE_MICRO),
+					'image' => $item['author-avatar'],
 					'url'   => $item['author-link'],
 					'text'  => $this->l10n->t("%s is now friends with %s", $item['author-name'], $item['fname']),
 					'when'  => $item['when'],
diff --git a/src/Module/BaseSearch.php b/src/Module/BaseSearch.php
index 57b5976ef0..08970f67d7 100644
--- a/src/Module/BaseSearch.php
+++ b/src/Module/BaseSearch.php
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ use Friendica\Model;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPException;
 use Friendica\Object\Search\ContactResult;
 use Friendica\Object\Search\ResultList;
-use Friendica\Util\Proxy as ProxyUtils;
 
 /**
  * Base class for search modules
@@ -160,13 +159,14 @@ class BaseSearch extends BaseModule
 				}
 
 				$photo = str_replace("http:///photo/", Search::getGlobalDirectory() . "/photo/", $result->getPhoto());
+				$contact = Model\Contact::getByURL($result->getUrl());
 
 				$entry     = [
 					'alt_text'     => $alt_text,
 					'url'          => Model\Contact::magicLink($result->getUrl()),
 					'itemurl'      => $result->getItem(),
-					'name'         => $result->getName(),
-					'thumb'        => ProxyUtils::proxifyUrl($photo, false, ProxyUtils::SIZE_THUMB),
+					'name'         => $contact['name'] ?? $result->getName(),
+					'thumb'        => Model\Contact::getThumb($contact, $photo),
 					'img_hover'    => $result->getTags(),
 					'conntxt'      => $connTxt,
 					'connlnk'      => $connLink,
diff --git a/src/Module/Contact.php b/src/Module/Contact.php
index d21524a793..3fa89cde91 100644
--- a/src/Module/Contact.php
+++ b/src/Module/Contact.php
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ use Friendica\Module\Security\Login;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPException\BadRequestException;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPException\NotFoundException;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
-use Friendica\Util\Proxy as ProxyUtils;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
 
 /**
@@ -1067,7 +1066,7 @@ class Contact extends BaseModule
 			'id'        => $rr['id'],
 			'alt_text'  => $alt_text,
 			'dir_icon'  => $dir_icon,
-			'thumb'     => ProxyUtils::proxifyUrl($rr['thumb'], false, ProxyUtils::SIZE_THUMB),
+			'thumb'     => Model\Contact::getThumb($rr),
 			'name'      => $rr['name'],
 			'username'  => $rr['name'],
 			'account_type' => Model\Contact::getAccountType($rr),
diff --git a/src/Module/Search/Acl.php b/src/Module/Search/Acl.php
index 2c0cc967c0..1e08adbe66 100644
--- a/src/Module/Search/Acl.php
+++ b/src/Module/Search/Acl.php
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\Item;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPException;
-use Friendica\Util\Proxy as ProxyUtils;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
 
 /**
@@ -83,14 +82,14 @@ class Acl extends BaseModule
 				DI::logger()->warning('Wrong result item from Search::searchGlobalContact', ['$g' => $g, '$search' => $search, '$mode' => $mode, '$page' => $page]);
 				continue;
 			}
-
+			$contact = Contact::getByURL($g['url']);
 			$contacts[] = [
-				'photo'   => ProxyUtils::proxifyUrl($g['photo'], false, ProxyUtils::SIZE_MICRO),
-				'name'    => htmlspecialchars($g['name']),
-				'nick'    => $g['addr'] ?: $g['url'],
-				'network' => $g['network'],
+				'photo'   => Contact::getMicro($contact, $g['photo']),
+				'name'    => htmlspecialchars($contact['name'] ?? $g['name']),
+				'nick'    => $contact['nick'] ?? ($g['addr'] ?: $g['url']),
+				'network' => $contact['network'] ?? $g['network'],
 				'link'    => $g['url'],
-				'forum'   => !empty($g['community']) ? 1 : 0,
+				'forum'   => !empty($g['community']),
 			];
 		}
 
@@ -231,7 +230,7 @@ class Acl extends BaseModule
 		$r = [];
 		switch ($type) {
 			case self::TYPE_MENTION_CONTACT_GROUP:
-				$r = q("SELECT `id`, `name`, `nick`, `micro`, `network`, `url`, `attag`, `addr`, `forum`, `prv`, (`prv` OR `forum`) AS `frm` FROM `contact`
+				$r = q("SELECT `id`, `name`, `nick`, `avatar`, `micro`, `network`, `url`, `attag`, `addr`, `forum`, `prv`, (`prv` OR `forum`) AS `frm` FROM `contact`
 					WHERE `uid` = %d AND NOT `self` AND NOT `deleted` AND NOT `blocked` AND NOT `pending` AND NOT `archive` AND `notify` != ''
 					AND NOT (`network` IN ('%s', '%s'))
 					$sql_extra2
@@ -243,7 +242,7 @@ class Acl extends BaseModule
 				break;
 
 			case self::TYPE_MENTION_CONTACT:
-				$r = q("SELECT `id`, `name`, `nick`, `micro`, `network`, `url`, `attag`, `addr`, `forum`, `prv` FROM `contact`
+				$r = q("SELECT `id`, `name`, `nick`, `avatar`, `micro`, `network`, `url`, `attag`, `addr`, `forum`, `prv` FROM `contact`
 					WHERE `uid` = %d AND NOT `self` AND NOT `deleted` AND NOT `blocked` AND NOT `pending` AND NOT `archive` AND `notify` != ''
 					AND NOT (`network` IN ('%s'))
 					$sql_extra2
@@ -254,7 +253,7 @@ class Acl extends BaseModule
 				break;
 
 			case self::TYPE_MENTION_FORUM:
-				$r = q("SELECT `id`, `name`, `nick`, `micro`, `network`, `url`, `attag`, `addr`, `forum`, `prv` FROM `contact`
+				$r = q("SELECT `id`, `name`, `nick`, `avatar`, `micro`, `network`, `url`, `attag`, `addr`, `forum`, `prv` FROM `contact`
 					WHERE `uid` = %d AND NOT `self` AND NOT `deleted` AND NOT `blocked` AND NOT `pending` AND NOT `archive` AND `notify` != ''
 					AND NOT (`network` IN ('%s'))
 					AND (`forum` OR `prv`)
@@ -266,7 +265,7 @@ class Acl extends BaseModule
 				break;
 
 			case self::TYPE_PRIVATE_MESSAGE:
-				$r = q("SELECT `id`, `name`, `nick`, `micro`, `network`, `url`, `attag`, `addr` FROM `contact`
+				$r = q("SELECT `id`, `name`, `nick`, `avatar`, `micro`, `network`, `url`, `attag`, `addr` FROM `contact`
 					WHERE `uid` = %d AND NOT `self` AND NOT `deleted` AND NOT `blocked` AND NOT `pending` AND NOT `archive`
 					AND `network` IN ('%s', '%s', '%s')
 					$sql_extra2
@@ -280,7 +279,7 @@ class Acl extends BaseModule
 
 			case self::TYPE_ANY_CONTACT:
 			default:
-				$r = q("SELECT `id`, `name`, `nick`, `micro`, `network`, `url`, `attag`, `addr`, `forum`, `prv` FROM `contact`
+				$r = q("SELECT `id`, `name`, `nick`, `avatar`, `micro`, `network`, `url`, `attag`, `addr`, `forum`, `prv`, `avatar` FROM `contact`
 					WHERE `uid` = %d AND NOT `deleted` AND NOT `pending` AND NOT `archive`
 					$sql_extra2
 					ORDER BY `name`",
@@ -350,7 +349,7 @@ class Acl extends BaseModule
 					continue;
 				}
 
-				$contact = Contact::getByURL($author, false, ['micro', 'name', 'id', 'network', 'nick', 'addr', 'url', 'forum']);
+				$contact = Contact::getByURL($author, false, ['micro', 'name', 'id', 'network', 'nick', 'addr', 'url', 'forum', 'avatar']);
 
 				if (count($contact) > 0) {
 					$unknown_contacts[] = [
diff --git a/src/Object/Post.php b/src/Object/Post.php
index ee886c1576..a9d2f8634e 100644
--- a/src/Object/Post.php
+++ b/src/Object/Post.php
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ use Friendica\Model\User;
 use Friendica\Protocol\Activity;
 use Friendica\Util\Crypto;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
-use Friendica\Util\Proxy as ProxyUtils;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
 use Friendica\Util\Temporal;
 
@@ -447,7 +446,7 @@ class Post
 			'profile_url'     => $profile_link,
 			'item_photo_menu' => item_photo_menu($item),
 			'name'            => $name_e,
-			'thumb'           => DI::baseUrl()->remove(ProxyUtils::proxifyUrl($item['author-avatar'], false, ProxyUtils::SIZE_THUMB)),
+			'thumb'           => DI::baseUrl()->remove($item['author-avatar']),
 			'osparkle'        => $osparkle,
 			'sparkle'         => $sparkle,
 			'title'           => $title_e,
@@ -461,7 +460,7 @@ class Post
 			'shiny'           => $shiny,
 			'owner_self'      => $item['author-link'] == Session::get('my_url'),
 			'owner_url'       => $this->getOwnerUrl(),
-			'owner_photo'     => DI::baseUrl()->remove(ProxyUtils::proxifyUrl($item['owner-avatar'], false, ProxyUtils::SIZE_THUMB)),
+			'owner_photo'     => DI::baseUrl()->remove($item['owner-avatar']),
 			'owner_name'      => $owner_name_e,
 			'plink'           => Item::getPlink($item),
 			'edpost'          => $edpost,
diff --git a/view/theme/vier/theme.php b/view/theme/vier/theme.php
index fdcc8f11d5..3f7a1a66a9 100644
--- a/view/theme/vier/theme.php
+++ b/view/theme/vier/theme.php
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\GContact;
-use Friendica\Util\Proxy as ProxyUtils;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
 
 function vier_init(App $a)
@@ -127,11 +126,12 @@ function vier_community_info()
 			$aside['$comunity_profiles_items'] = [];
 
 			foreach ($r as $rr) {
+				$contact = Contact::getByURL($rr['url']);
 				$entry = Renderer::replaceMacros($tpl, [
 					'$id' => $rr['id'],
 					'$profile_link' => 'follow/?url='.urlencode($rr['url']),
-					'$photo' => ProxyUtils::proxifyUrl($rr['photo'], false, ProxyUtils::SIZE_MICRO),
-					'$alt_text' => $rr['name'],
+					'$photo' => Contact::getMicro($contact, $rr['photo']),
+					'$alt_text' => $contact['name'] ?? $rr['name'],
 				]);
 				$aside['$comunity_profiles_items'][] = $entry;
 			}
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ function vier_community_info()
 					'name'         => $contact['name'],
 					'cid'          => $contact['id'],
 					'selected'     => $selected,
-					'micro'        => DI::baseUrl()->remove(ProxyUtils::proxifyUrl($contact['micro'], false, ProxyUtils::SIZE_MICRO)),
+					'micro'        => Contact::getMicro($contact),
 					'id'           => ++$id,
 				];
 				$entries[] = $entry;