diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/swoosh/microblog/ui/feed/FeedViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/swoosh/microblog/ui/feed/FeedViewModel.kt
index f8c5fce..49c1691 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/swoosh/microblog/ui/feed/FeedViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/swoosh/microblog/ui/feed/FeedViewModel.kt
@@ -114,6 +114,25 @@ class FeedViewModel(application: Application) : AndroidViewModel(application) {
     fun refreshAccountsList() {
         _accounts.value = accountManager.getAccounts()
         _activeAccount.value = accountManager.getActiveAccount()
+        // Fetch avatar if missing for active account
+        val active = _activeAccount.value
+        if (active != null && active.avatarUrl == null) {
+            viewModelScope.launch {
+                try {
+                    val service = ApiClient.getService(
+                        active.blogUrl,
+                        apiKeyProvider = { active.apiKey }
+                    )
+                    val response = service.getCurrentUser()
+                    val avatarUrl = response.body()?.users?.firstOrNull()?.profile_image
+                    if (avatarUrl != null) {
+                        accountManager.updateAccount(id = active.id, avatarUrl = avatarUrl)
+                        _activeAccount.value = accountManager.getActiveAccount()
+                        _accounts.value = accountManager.getAccounts()
+                    }
+                } catch (_: Exception) { /* best-effort */ }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     private fun observeLocalPosts() {