diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/accounts.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/accounts.js
index c2f016a87..860c13534 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/accounts.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/accounts.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ const normalizeAccount = (state, account) => {
   delete account.statuses_count;
 
   const emojiMap = makeEmojiMap(account);
-  const displayName = account.display_name.length === 0 ? account.username : account.display_name;
+  const displayName = account.display_name.trim().length === 0 ? account.username : account.display_name;
   account.display_name_html = emojify(escapeTextContentForBrowser(displayName), emojiMap);
   account.note_emojified = emojify(account.note, emojiMap);