diff --git a/src/Module/Notifications/Ping.php b/src/Module/Notifications/Ping.php
index 2eaa2c4a5c..76cdd9f770 100644
--- a/src/Module/Notifications/Ping.php
+++ b/src/Module/Notifications/Ping.php
@@ -233,23 +233,19 @@ class Ping extends BaseModule
 			}
 
 			if (count($registrations) <= 1 || $this->pconfig->get($this->session->getLocalUserId(), 'system', 'detailed_notif')) {
-				foreach ($registrations as $reg) {
+				foreach ($registrations as $registration) {
 					$navNotifications[] = $this->formattedNavNotification->createFromParams(
-						[
-							'name' => $reg['name'],
-							'url'  => $reg['url'],
-						],
+						$registration['name'],
+						$registration['url'],
 						$this->l10n->t('{0} requested registration'),
-						new \DateTime($reg['created'], new \DateTimeZone('UTC')),
+						new \DateTime($registration['created'], new \DateTimeZone('UTC')),
 						new Uri($this->baseUrl->get(true) . '/moderation/users/pending')
 					);
 				}
 			} elseif (count($registrations) > 1) {
 				$navNotifications[] = $this->formattedNavNotification->createFromParams(
-					[
-						'name' => $registrations[0]['name'],
-						'url'  => $registrations[0]['url'],
-					],
+					$registrations[0]['name'],
+					$registrations[0]['url'],
 					$this->l10n->t('{0} and %d others requested registration', count($registrations) - 1),
 					new \DateTime($registrations[0]['created'], new \DateTimeZone('UTC')),
 					new Uri($this->baseUrl->get(true) . '/moderation/users/pending')
diff --git a/src/Navigation/Notifications/Factory/FormattedNavNotification.php b/src/Navigation/Notifications/Factory/FormattedNavNotification.php
index 434fb3799a..cfb798ac72 100644
--- a/src/Navigation/Notifications/Factory/FormattedNavNotification.php
+++ b/src/Navigation/Notifications/Factory/FormattedNavNotification.php
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Navigation\Notifications\Entity;
 use Friendica\Navigation\Notifications\Exception\NoMessageException;
 use Friendica\Navigation\Notifications\ValueObject;
+use Friendica\Network\HTTPException\ServiceUnavailableException;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 use Friendica\Util\Proxy;
 use Friendica\Util\Temporal;
@@ -65,32 +66,39 @@ class FormattedNavNotification extends BaseFactory
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @param array     $contact A contact array with the following keys: name, url
+	 * @param string    $contact_name
+	 * @param string    $contact_url
 	 * @param string    $message A notification message with the {0} placeholder for the contact name
 	 * @param \DateTime $date
 	 * @param Uri       $href
 	 * @param bool      $seen
 	 * @return ValueObject\FormattedNavNotification
-	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\ServiceUnavailableException
+	 * @throws ServiceUnavailableException
 	 */
-	public function createFromParams(array $contact, string $message, \DateTime $date, Uri $href, bool $seen = false): ValueObject\FormattedNavNotification
+	public function createFromParams(string $contact_name, string $contact_url, string $message, \DateTime $date, Uri $href, bool $seen = false): ValueObject\FormattedNavNotification
 	{
-		$contact['photo'] = Contact::getAvatarUrlForUrl($contact['url'], $this->userSession->getLocalUserId(), Proxy::SIZE_MICRO);
+		$contact_photo = Contact::getAvatarUrlForUrl($contact_url, $this->userSession->getLocalUserId(), Proxy::SIZE_MICRO);
 
 		$dateMySQL = $date->format(DateTimeFormat::MYSQL);
 
 		$templateNotify = [
-			'contact'   => $contact,
+			'contact' => [
+				'name'  => $contact_name,
+				'url'   => $contact_url,
+				'photo' => $contact_photo,
+			],
 			'href'      => $href->__toString(),
 			'message'   => $message,
 			'seen'      => $seen,
 			'localdate' => DateTimeFormat::local($dateMySQL),
 			'ago'       => Temporal::getRelativeDate($dateMySQL),
-			'richtext'  => Entity\Notify::formatMessage($contact['name'], $message),
+			'richtext'  => Entity\Notify::formatMessage($contact_name, $message),
 		];
 
 		return new ValueObject\FormattedNavNotification(
-			$contact,
+			$contact_name,
+			$contact_url,
+			$contact_photo,
 			$date->getTimestamp(),
 			strip_tags($templateNotify['richtext']),
 			Renderer::replaceMacros($this->tpl, ['notify' => $templateNotify]),
@@ -120,7 +128,8 @@ class FormattedNavNotification extends BaseFactory
 		}
 
 		return $this->createFromParams(
-			self::$contacts[$notification->actorId],
+			self::$contacts[$notification->actorId]['name'],
+			self::$contacts[$notification->actorId]['url'],
 			$message['notification'],
 			$notification->created,
 			new Uri($this->baseUrl->get() . '/notification/' . $notification->id),
@@ -141,7 +150,8 @@ class FormattedNavNotification extends BaseFactory
 		}
 
 		return $this->createFromParams(
-			self::$contacts[$intro->cid],
+			self::$contacts[$intro->cid]['name'],
+			self::$contacts[$intro->cid]['url'],
 			$msg,
 			$intro->datetime,
 			new Uri($this->baseUrl->get() . '/notifications/intros/' . $intro->id)
diff --git a/src/Navigation/Notifications/ValueObject/FormattedNavNotification.php b/src/Navigation/Notifications/ValueObject/FormattedNavNotification.php
index d2fae060aa..04c1f6143e 100644
--- a/src/Navigation/Notifications/ValueObject/FormattedNavNotification.php
+++ b/src/Navigation/Notifications/ValueObject/FormattedNavNotification.php
@@ -42,16 +42,23 @@ class FormattedNavNotification extends BaseEntity
 	protected $seen;
 
 	/**
-	 * @param array  $contact   Contact array with the following keys: name, url, photo
-	 * @param string $timestamp Unix timestamp
-	 * @param string $plaintext Localized notification message with the placeholder replaced by the contact name
-	 * @param string $html      Full HTML string of the notification menu element
-	 * @param string $href      Absolute URL this notification should send the user to when interacted with
-	 * @param bool   $seen      Whether the user interacted with this notification once
+	 * @param string $contact_name  Contact display name
+	 * @param string $contact_url   Contact profile URL
+	 * @param string $contact_photo Contact picture URL
+	 * @param string $timestamp     Unix timestamp
+	 * @param string $plaintext     Localized notification message with the placeholder replaced by the contact name
+	 * @param string $html          Full HTML string of the notification menu element
+	 * @param string $href          Absolute URL this notification should send the user to when interacted with
+	 * @param bool   $seen          Whether the user interacted with this notification once
 	 */
-	public function __construct(array $contact, string $timestamp, string $plaintext, string $html, string $href, bool $seen)
+	public function __construct(string $contact_name, string $contact_url, string $contact_photo, string $timestamp, string $plaintext, string $html, string $href, bool $seen)
 	{
-		$this->contact   = $contact;
+		// Properties differ from constructor because this structure is used in the "nav-update" Javascript event listener
+		$this->contact = [
+			'name'  => $contact_name,
+			'url'   => $contact_url,
+			'photo' => $contact_photo,
+		];
 		$this->timestamp = $timestamp;
 		$this->plaintext = $plaintext;
 		$this->html      = $html;