diff --git a/Foxnouns.Backend/Services/MemberRendererService.cs b/Foxnouns.Backend/Services/MemberRendererService.cs
index f8588c2..7d7cac0 100644
--- a/Foxnouns.Backend/Services/MemberRendererService.cs
+++ b/Foxnouns.Backend/Services/MemberRendererService.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class MemberRendererService(DatabaseContext db, Config config)
             member.Id,
             member.Sid,
             member.Name,
-            member.DisplayName,
+            member.DisplayName ?? member.Name,
             member.Bio,
             AvatarUrlFor(member),
             member.Links,
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class MemberRendererService(DatabaseContext db, Config config)
             member.Id,
             member.Sid,
             member.Name,
-            member.DisplayName,
+            member.DisplayName ?? member.Name,
             member.Bio,
             AvatarUrlFor(member),
             member.Names,
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class MemberRendererService(DatabaseContext db, Config config)
         Snowflake Id,
         string Sid,
         string Name,
-        string? DisplayName,
+        string DisplayName,
         string? Bio,
         string? AvatarUrl,
         IEnumerable<FieldEntry> Names,
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class MemberRendererService(DatabaseContext db, Config config)
         Snowflake Id,
         string Sid,
         string Name,
-        string? DisplayName,
+        string DisplayName,
         string? Bio,
         string? AvatarUrl,
         string[] Links,