diff --git a/gtk-helpers.go b/gtk-helpers.go
index 9e9838e..1321b8f 100644
--- a/gtk-helpers.go
+++ b/gtk-helpers.go
@@ -397,13 +397,13 @@ func switchToTab(jid string, w *gtk.Window) {
 							im.AddCSSClass("author_img")
 							profile_box.Prepend(im)
 						} else {
-							im := newImageFromPath("debug.png")
+							im := gtk.NewImageFromPaintable(clientAssets["DefaultAvatar"])
 							im.SetPixelSize(80)
 							im.AddCSSClass("author_img")
 							profile_box.Prepend(im)
 						}
 					} else {
-						im := newImageFromPath("debug.png")
+						im := gtk.NewImageFromPaintable(clientAssets["DefaultAvatar"])
 						im.SetPixelSize(80)
 						im.AddCSSClass("author_img")
 						profile_box.Prepend(im)