diff --git a/pagure/api/issue.py b/pagure/api/issue.py
index ab941ed..c570b14 100644
--- a/pagure/api/issue.py
+++ b/pagure/api/issue.py
@@ -451,8 +451,10 @@ def api_view_issue_comment(repo, issueid, commentid, username=None):
             404, error_code=APIERROR.ENOCOMMENT)
 
     output = comment.to_json(public=True)
-    output['avatar_url'] = pagure.lib.avatar_url(comment.user.user, size=16)
-    output['comment_date'] = comment.date_created.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+    output['avatar_url'] = pagure.lib.avatar_url_from_openid(
+        comment.user.default_email, size=16)
+    output['comment_date'] = comment.date_created.strftime(
+        '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
     jsonout = flask.jsonify(output)
     return jsonout