diff --git a/mod/photos.php b/mod/photos.php
index 63b093dc37..ced27015b5 100644
--- a/mod/photos.php
+++ b/mod/photos.php
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ function photos_init(&$a) {
 		if(! count($r))
 			return;
 
+		$o .= '<div class="vcard">';
+		$o .= '<div class="fn">' . $a->data['user']['username'] . '</div>';
+		$o .= '<div id="profile-photo-wrapper"><img class="photo" style="width: 175px; height: 175px;" src="' . $a->get_cached_avatar_image($a->get_baseurl() . '/photo/profile/' . $a->data['user']['uid'] . '.jpg') . '" alt="' . $a->data['user']['username'] . '" /></div>';
+		$o .= '</div>';
+
 		$a->data['user'] = $r[0];
 
 		$sql_extra = permissions_sql($a->data['user']['uid']);
@@ -38,11 +43,6 @@ function photos_init(&$a) {
 		if(count($albums)) {
 			$a->data['albums'] = $albums;
 
-			$o .= '<div class="vcard">';
-			$o .= '<div class="fn">' . $a->data['user']['username'] . '</div>';
-			$o .= '<div id="profile-photo-wrapper"><img class="photo" style="width: 175px; height: 175px;" src="' . $a->get_cached_avatar_image($a->get_baseurl() . '/photo/profile/' . $a->data['user']['uid'] . '.jpg') . '" alt="' . $a->data['user']['username'] . '" /></div>';
-			$o .= '</div>';
-
 			$albums_visible = ((intval($a->data['user']['hidewall']) && (! local_user()) && (! remote_user())) ? false : true);	
 
 			if($albums_visible) {