diff --git a/src/users.js b/src/users.js
index 218f437dd..873dfc2f0 100644
--- a/src/users.js
+++ b/src/users.js
@@ -785,8 +785,7 @@ async function getAvatarUrl(user) {
 
     const fallbackUrl = `${settings.dashboardOrigin()}/img/avatar-default-symbolic.svg`;
 
-    const [error, result] = await safe(getAvatar(user.id));
-    if (error) throw error;
+    const result = await getAvatar(user.id);
 
     if (result.equals(constants.AVATAR_NONE)) return fallbackUrl;
     else if (result.equals(constants.AVATAR_GRAVATAR)) return `https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/${require('crypto').createHash('md5').update(user.email).digest('hex')}.jpg`;