2 files changed, 37 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/vnext/src/ui/Thread.js b/vnext/src/ui/Thread.js
index 92638104c..a290acd73 100644
--- a/vnext/src/ui/Thread.js
+++ b/vnext/src/ui/Thread.js
@@ -46,19 +46,24 @@ function Comment({ msg, draft, visitor, active, setActive, onStartEditing, postC
     }
   }, []);
   const userRef = useRef(author);
-    useEffect(() => {
-        isMounted = true;
-        if (userRef.current.uri) {
-            fetchUserUri(userRef.current.uri).then(response => {
-                if (isMounted) {
-                    setAuthor(response.data);
-                }
-            });
+  useEffect(() => {
+    isMounted = true;
+    if (userRef.current.uri) {
+      fetchUserUri(userRef.current.uri).then(remote_user => {
+        if (isMounted) {
+          setAuthor({
+            uid: 0,
+            uname: remote_user.data.preferredUsername,
+            avatar: remote_user.data.icon && remote_user.data.icon.url,
+            uri: author.uri
+          });
         }
-        return () => {
-            isMounted = false;
-        };
-    }, [msg.user]);
+      });
+    }
+    return () => {
+      isMounted = false;
+    };
+  }, [author.uri, msg.user]);
   return (
     <div style={chatItemStyle(visitor, msg)}>
       <div className="msg-header">
@@ -105,10 +110,10 @@ function Comment({ msg, draft, visitor, active, setActive, onStartEditing, postC
               }
             </>
           ) : (
-              <>
-                <span>&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span>{active === msg.rid || <Button>Reply</Button>}
-              </>
-            )
+            <>
+              <span>&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span>{active === msg.rid || <Button>Reply</Button>}
+            </>
+          )
         }
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -204,8 +209,8 @@ export default function Thread(props) {
             {active === (message.rid || 0) && <MessageInput data={message} text={editing.body || ''} onSend={postComment}>Write a comment...</MessageInput>}
           </Message>
         ) : (
-            <Spinner />
-          )
+          <Spinner />
+        )
       }
       {
         message.replies && <ul id="replies">
@@ -215,13 +220,13 @@ export default function Thread(props) {
                 <Comment msg={msg} draft={msg.rid === editing.replyto ? editing.body : ''} visitor={props.visitor} active={active} setActive={setActive} onStartEditing={startEditing} postComment={postComment} />
               </li>
             )) : (
-                <>
-                  {
-                    // @ts-ignore
-                    Array(loaders).fill().map((it, i) => <Spinner key={i} />)
-                    }
-                </>
-              )
+              <>
+                {
+                  // @ts-ignore
+                  Array(loaders).fill().map((it, i) => <Spinner key={i} />)
+                }
+              </>
+            )
           }
         </ul>
       }
diff --git a/vnext/src/ui/UserInfo.js b/vnext/src/ui/UserInfo.js
index 5fe244ea5..9a663829f 100644
--- a/vnext/src/ui/UserInfo.js
+++ b/vnext/src/ui/UserInfo.js
@@ -100,9 +100,14 @@ export function UserLink(props) {
     useEffect(() => {
         isMounted = true;
         if (userRef.current.uri) {
-            fetchUserUri(userRef.current.uri).then(response => {
+            fetchUserUri(userRef.current.uri).then(remote_user => {
                 if (isMounted) {
-                    setUser(response.data);
+                    setUser({
+                        uid: 0,
+                        uname: remote_user.data.preferredUsername,
+                        avatar: remote_user.data.icon && remote_user.data.icon.url,
+                        uri: userRef.current.uri
+                    });
                 }
             }).catch(reason => {
                 // TODO: debug logging