diff --git a/common/post.ts b/common/post.ts
index 77130a2c..ff90d614 100644
--- a/common/post.ts
+++ b/common/post.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ export type Post = {
   creatorId: string // User id
   createdTime: number
   slug: string
+
+  // denormalized user fields
+  creatorName: string
+  creatorUsername: string
 }
 
 export type DateDoc = Post & {
diff --git a/functions/src/create-post.ts b/functions/src/create-post.ts
index d1864ac2..83adeb73 100644
--- a/functions/src/create-post.ts
+++ b/functions/src/create-post.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ export const createpost = newEndpoint({}, async (req, auth) => {
     createdTime: Date.now(),
     content: content,
     contractSlug,
+    creatorName: creator.name,
+    creatorUsername: creator.username,
   })
 
   await postRef.create(post)
diff --git a/web/components/post-card.tsx b/web/components/post-card.tsx
index 19dce45a..50b378e6 100644
--- a/web/components/post-card.tsx
+++ b/web/components/post-card.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { DocumentIcon } from '@heroicons/react/solid'
 import clsx from 'clsx'
 import { Post } from 'common/post'
 import Link from 'next/link'
-import { useUserById } from 'web/hooks/use-user'
 import { postPath } from 'web/lib/firebase/posts'
 import { fromNow } from 'web/lib/util/time'
 import { Avatar } from './avatar'
@@ -17,13 +16,8 @@ export function PostCard(props: {
   highlightOptions?: CardHighlightOptions
 }) {
   const { post, onPostClick, highlightOptions } = props
-  const creatorId = post.creatorId
-
-  const user = useUserById(creatorId)
   const { itemIds: itemIds, highlightClassName } = highlightOptions || {}
 
-  if (!user) return <> </>
-
   return (
     <div className="relative py-1">
       <Card
@@ -33,14 +27,14 @@ export function PostCard(props: {
         )}
       >
         <div className="flex-shrink-0">
-          <Avatar className="h-12 w-12" username={user?.username} />
+          <Avatar className="h-12 w-12" username={post.creatorUsername} />
         </div>
         <div className="">
           <div className="text-sm text-gray-500">
             <UserLink
               className="text-neutral"
-              name={user?.name}
-              username={user?.username}
+              name={post.creatorName}
+              username={post.creatorUsername}
             />
             <span className="mx-1">•</span>
             <span className="text-gray-500">{fromNow(post.createdTime)}</span>
diff --git a/web/pages/date-docs/create.tsx b/web/pages/date-docs/create.tsx
index 639ed51c..6886ea2d 100644
--- a/web/pages/date-docs/create.tsx
+++ b/web/pages/date-docs/create.tsx
@@ -52,7 +52,13 @@ export default function CreateDateDocPage() {
 
     const newPost: Omit<
       DateDoc,
-      'id' | 'creatorId' | 'createdTime' | 'slug' | 'contractSlug'
+      | 'id'
+      | 'creatorId'
+      | 'createdTime'
+      | 'slug'
+      | 'contractSlug'
+      | 'creatorUsername'
+      | 'creatorName'
     > & { question?: string } = removeUndefinedProps({
       title,
       subtitle,