diff --git a/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/data/AvatarRepository.kt b/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/data/AvatarRepository.kt
index 9e910e1b..e7956dbd 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/data/AvatarRepository.kt
+++ b/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/data/AvatarRepository.kt
@@ -342,13 +342,13 @@ class AvatarRepository(context: Context) {
     }
 
     suspend fun loadAvatar(group: String, m: ChatMember, original: Boolean): Bitmap {
-        val epoch=generation; val root=directory(account)
+        val epoch=generation; val root=directory(account); val pinnedIntent=defaultAvatar
         if (!original) cache.get(m.avatarFile)?.let { return it }
         objectFile(group,m,m.avatarFile,AvatarProtocol.MAX_MANIFEST)
         val record=withContext(Dispatchers.IO) { AvatarAssets.record(root,m.avatarFile) }
         objectFile(group,m,if (original) record.original else record.preview,
             if (original) AvatarProtocol.MAX_ORIGINAL else AvatarProtocol.MAX_USER)
-        val bitmap=withContext(Dispatchers.IO) { AvatarAssets.image(root,record,original).also { prune(root) } }
+        val bitmap=withContext(Dispatchers.IO) { AvatarAssets.image(root,record,original).also { prune(root,pinnedIntent) } }
         alive(epoch); if (!original) { cache.put(m.avatarFile,bitmap); changed() }
         return bitmap
     }
@@ -396,9 +396,9 @@ class AvatarRepository(context: Context) {
         }
         return BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(bytes, 0, bytes.size) ?: throw IOException("image decode failed")
     }
-    private fun prune(root: File) {
+    private fun prune(root: File, pinnedIntent: String?) {
         val pinned=mutableSetOf<String>()
-        defaultAvatar?.substringAfter('/')?.takeIf { AvatarProtocol.validFile(it) }?.let { name ->
+        pinnedIntent?.substringAfter('/')?.takeIf { AvatarProtocol.validFile(it) }?.let { name ->
             pinned+=name
             try { val r=AvatarAssets.record(root,name); pinned+=r.original; pinned+=r.preview }
             catch (e: Exception) { log("WARN", "Cannot pin profile bundle=$name: ${e.message}") }