diff --git a/module/execution/control.php b/module/execution/control.php
index 43ae918936..7856b29095 100644
--- a/module/execution/control.php
+++ b/module/execution/control.php
@@ -2009,13 +2009,7 @@ class execution extends control
             foreach($plans as $plan) $allPlans += $plan;
         }
 
-        $userList    = array();
-        $avatarPairs = $this->dao->select('account, avatar')->from(TABLE_USER)->where('deleted')->eq(0)->fetchPairs();
-        foreach($avatarPairs as $account => $avatar)
-        {
-            if(!$avatar) continue;
-            $userList[$account]['avatar'] = $avatar;
-        }
+        $userList = $this->dao->select('account, realname name, avatar')->from(TABLE_USER)->where('deleted')->eq(0)->fetchAll('account');
 
         $this->view->title         = $this->lang->execution->kanban;
         $this->view->position[]    = html::a($this->createLink('execution', 'browse', "executionID=$executionID"), $execution->name);
diff --git a/module/execution/js/kanban.js b/module/execution/js/kanban.js
index 68d322413e..c10a2d4628 100644
--- a/module/execution/js/kanban.js
+++ b/module/execution/js/kanban.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ function changeView(view)
  */
 function renderUserAvatar(user, objectType, objectID, size)
 {
-    var title = user;
     var avatarSizeClass = 'avatar-' + (size || 'sm');
     var $noPrivAndNoAssigned = $('<div class="avatar has-text ' + avatarSizeClass + ' avatar-circle" title="' + noAssigned + '" style="background: #ccc"><i class="icon icon-person"></i></div>');
     if(objectType == 'task')
@@ -33,6 +32,7 @@ function renderUserAvatar(user, objectType, objectID, size)
     if(!user) return $('<a class="avatar has-text ' + avatarSizeClass + ' avatar-circle iframe" title="' + noAssigned + '" style="background: #ccc" href="' + link + '"><i class="icon icon-person"></i></a>');
 
     if(typeof user === 'string') user = {account: user};
+
     if(!user.avatar && window.userList && window.userList[user.account]) user = window.userList[user.account];
 
     var $noPrivAvatar = $('<div class="avatar has-text ' + avatarSizeClass + ' avatar-circle" />').avatar({user: user});
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function renderUserAvatar(user, objectType, objectID, size)
     if(objectType == 'story' && !priv.canAssignStory) return $noPrivAvatar;
     if(objectType == 'bug'   && !priv.canAssignBug)   return $noPrivAvatar;
 
-    return $('<a class="avatar has-text ' + avatarSizeClass + ' avatar-circle iframe" title="' + title + '" href="' + link + '"/>').avatar({user: user});
+    return $('<a class="avatar has-text ' + avatarSizeClass + ' avatar-circle iframe" title="' + user.name + '" href="' + link + '"/>').avatar({user: user});
 }
 
 /**