diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/events/index.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/events/index.js
index f129e1e3..d046c7eb 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/events/index.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/events/index.js
@@ -513,8 +513,8 @@ const processChats = debounce(() => {
       didDisconnect: pubToFeed[out.with] === 'disconnected',
       id: out.with + outID,
       messages: msgs,
-      recipientAvatar: pubToAvatar[out.with] || null,
-      recipientDisplayName: pubToDn[out.with] || null,
+      recipientAvatar: null,
+      recipientDisplayName: null,
       lastSeenApp: pubToLastSeenApp[out.with] || null
     }
 
diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/events/onReceivedReqs.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/events/onReceivedReqs.js
index 35b91cac..66048e83 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/events/onReceivedReqs.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/events/onReceivedReqs.js
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ const react = debounce(() => {
     if (!inContact && !isDisconnected) {
       newReceivedReqsMap[req.from] = {
         id,
-        requestorAvatar: pubToAvatar[req.from] || null,
-        requestorDisplayName: pubToDn[req.from] || null,
+        requestorAvatar: null,
+        requestorDisplayName: null,
         requestorPK: req.from,
         timestamp: req.timestamp
       }
diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/events/onSentReqs.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/events/onSentReqs.js
index 93e0740d..653ad3dc 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/events/onSentReqs.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/events/onSentReqs.js
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@ const react = debounce(() => {
 
     newReqs.push({
       id: sentReqID,
-      recipientAvatar: pubToAvatar[recipientPub] || null,
+      recipientAvatar: null,
       recipientChangedRequestAddress:
         // if we haven't received the other's user current handshake address,
         // let's assume he hasn't changed it and that this request is still
         // valid
         typeof currAddress !== 'undefined' && handshakeAddress !== currAddress,
-      recipientDisplayName: pubToDN[recipientPub] || null,
+      recipientDisplayName: null,
       recipientPublicKey: recipientPub,
       timestamp
     })