diff --git a/lib/private/TemplateLayout.php b/lib/private/TemplateLayout.php
index 8cecc17dbc16c..470ac272b3ce2 100644
--- a/lib/private/TemplateLayout.php
+++ b/lib/private/TemplateLayout.php
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ 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));
 			}