diff --git a/communityhome/communityhome.php b/communityhome/communityhome.php
index 7cfb3d23..8364392b 100644
--- a/communityhome/communityhome.php
+++ b/communityhome/communityhome.php
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ function communityhome_home(&$a, &$o){
 				$entry = replace_macros($tpl,[
 					'$id' => $rr['id'],
 					'$profile_link' => $profile_link,
-					'$photo' => $a->get_cached_avatar_image($rr[$photo]),
+					'$photo' => $rr[$photo],
 					'$alt_text' => $rr['name'],
 				]);
 				$aside['$lastusers_items'][] = $entry;
diff --git a/forumdirectory/forumdirectory.php b/forumdirectory/forumdirectory.php
index c7951b79..890c3d61 100644
--- a/forumdirectory/forumdirectory.php
+++ b/forumdirectory/forumdirectory.php
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ function forumdirectory_content(&$a) {
 			$entry = replace_macros($tpl,[
 				'$id' => $rr['id'],
 				'$profile_link' => $profile_link,
-				'$photo' => $a->get_cached_avatar_image($rr[$photo]),
+				'$photo' => $rr[$photo],
 				'$alt_text' => $rr['name'],
 				'$name' => $rr['name'],
 				'$details' => $pdesc . $details,