diff --git a/view/theme/frio/theme.php b/view/theme/frio/theme.php
index 4b070e99af..687f87401d 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/theme.php
+++ b/view/theme/frio/theme.php
@@ -195,8 +195,7 @@ function frio_remote_nav($a, &$nav)
 	// this isn't optimal because the contact query will be done now twice
 	$fields = ['id', 'url', 'avatar', 'micro', 'name', 'nick', 'baseurl'];
 	if (local_user() && !empty($a->user['uid'])) {
-		$remoteUser = Contact::getById($a->user['uid'], $fields);
-		$remoteUser['name'] = $a->user['username'];
+		$remoteUser = Contact::selectFirst($fields, ['uid' => $a->user['uid'], 'self' => true]);
 	} elseif (!local_user() && remote_user()) {
 		$remoteUser = Contact::getById(remote_user(), $fields);
 		$nav['remote'] = DI::l10n()->t('Guest');