diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/extensions/ImageViewExtensions.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/extensions/ImageViewExtensions.kt
index 6234f1529..89b47c0bd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/extensions/ImageViewExtensions.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/extensions/ImageViewExtensions.kt
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ private fun ImageView.loadAvatarInternal(
                 )
             }
             transformations(CircleCropTransformation())
-            placeholder(placeholder ?: ContextCompat.getDrawable(context, R.drawable.account_circle_96dp))
             error(placeholder ?: ContextCompat.getDrawable(context, R.drawable.account_circle_96dp))
             fallback(placeholder ?: ContextCompat.getDrawable(context, R.drawable.account_circle_96dp))
             listener(onError = { _, result ->