diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/representers/user_representer.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/representers/user_representer.ex
index d8f98488e..2ee4ee254 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/representers/user_representer.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/representers/user_representer.ex
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.Representers.UserRepresenter do
   alias Pleroma.User
 
   def to_map(user, opts) do
-
-    image = "https://placehold.it/48x48"
+    image = case user.avatar do
+      %{"url" => [%{"href" => href} | _]} -> href
+      _ -> "https://placehold.it/48x48"
+    end
 
     following = if opts[:for] do
       User.following?(opts[:for], user)
diff --git a/test/web/twitter_api/representers/user_representer_test.exs b/test/web/twitter_api/representers/user_representer_test.exs
index 324d60982..913d1322c 100644
--- a/test/web/twitter_api/representers/user_representer_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/twitter_api/representers/user_representer_test.exs
@@ -8,18 +8,19 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.Representers.UserRepresenterTest do
   import Pleroma.Factory
 
   setup do
-    # {:ok, user} = UserBuilder.insert
     user = insert(:user)
     [user: user]
   end
 
+  test "A user with an avatar object", %{user: user} do
+    image = "image"
+    user = %{ user | avatar: %{ "url" => [%{"href" => image}] }}
+    represented = UserRepresenter.to_map(user)
+    assert represented["profile_image_url"] == image
+  end
+
   test "A user", %{user: user} do
     image = "https://placehold.it/48x48"
-    image = if user.avatar do
-
-    else
-      image
-    end
 
     represented = %{
       "id" => user.id,