diff --git a/src/avatars.ts b/src/avatars.ts
index 0f28d59..bd56770 100644
--- a/src/avatars.ts
+++ b/src/avatars.ts
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ async function getAvatarUriFromRemoteProvider(
 				account = await remote?.provider.getAccountForCommit(repoPathOrCommit.ref, { avatarSize: size });
 			}
 		}
-		if (account == null) {
+		if (account?.avatarUrl == null) {
 			// If we have no account assume that won't change (without a reset), so set the timestamp to "never expire"
 			avatar.uri = undefined;
 			avatar.timestamp = maxSmallIntegerV8;
diff --git a/src/git/models/author.ts b/src/git/models/author.ts
index 6708e71..d68b5f9 100644
--- a/src/git/models/author.ts
+++ b/src/git/models/author.ts
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ export interface Account {
 	provider: RemoteProviderReference;
 	name: string | undefined;
 	email: string | undefined;
-	avatarUrl: string;
+	avatarUrl: string | undefined;
 }