diff --git a/lib/private/TemplateLayout.php b/lib/private/TemplateLayout.php
index e8ebee82a5d4b..81695247af0d2 100644
--- a/lib/private/TemplateLayout.php
+++ b/lib/private/TemplateLayout.php
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public function __construct($renderAs, $appId = '') {
 			if (\OC_User::getUser() === false) {
 				$this->assign('userAvatarSet', false);
 			} else {
-				$this->assign('userAvatarSet', \OC::$server->getAvatarManager()->getAvatar(\OC_User::getUser())->exists());
+				$this->assign('userAvatarSet', true);
 				$this->assign('userAvatarVersion', $this->config->getUserValue(\OC_User::getUser(), 'avatar', 'version', 0));
 			}