diff --git a/web/components/avatar.tsx b/web/components/avatar.tsx
index 706b61f3..318c5498 100644
--- a/web/components/avatar.tsx
+++ b/web/components/avatar.tsx
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ export function Avatar(props: {
   noLink?: boolean
   size?: number | 'xs' | 'sm'
   className?: string
+  containerClassName?: string
 }) {
-  const { username, avatarUrl, noLink, size, className } = props
+  const { username, avatarUrl, noLink, size, className, containerClassName } =
+    props
   const s = size == 'xs' ? 6 : size === 'sm' ? 8 : size || 10
 
   const onClick =
@@ -19,28 +21,32 @@ export function Avatar(props: {
           e.stopPropagation()
           Router.push(`/${username}`)
         }
-
-  // there can be no avatar URL or username in the feed, we show a "submit comment"
-  // item with a fake grey user circle guy even if you aren't signed in
-  return avatarUrl ? (
-    <img
+  return (
+    <div
       className={clsx(
-        'flex-shrink-0 rounded-full rounded-full bg-white object-cover',
-        `w-${s} h-${s}`,
-        !noLink && 'cursor-pointer',
-        className
+        `flex-shrink-0 rounded-full bg-white w-${s} h-${s}`,
+        containerClassName
       )}
-      src={avatarUrl}
-      onClick={onClick}
-      alt={username}
-    />
-  ) : (
-    <UserCircleIcon
-      className={clsx(
-        `flex-shrink-0 rounded-full bg-white w-${s} h-${s} text-gray-500`,
-        className
+    >
+      {avatarUrl ? (
+        <img
+          className={clsx(
+            'flex items-center justify-center rounded-full object-cover',
+            `w-${s} h-${s}`,
+            !noLink && 'cursor-pointer',
+            className
+          )}
+          src={avatarUrl}
+          onClick={onClick}
+          alt={username}
+        />
+      ) : (
+        // TODO: After 2022-03-01, can just assume that all contracts have an avatarUrl
+        <UserCircleIcon
+          className={`w-${s} h-${s} text-gray-500`}
+          aria-hidden="true"
+        />
       )}
-      aria-hidden="true"
-    />
+    </div>
   )
 }