diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,1 @@
+{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/appview/issues/opengraph.go b/appview/issues/opengraph.go
--- a/appview/issues/opengraph.go
+++ b/appview/issues/opengraph.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 	if err != nil {
 		ownerHandle = f.Did
 	} else {
-		ownerHandle = "@" + owner.Handle.String()
+		ownerHandle = owner.Handle.String()
 	}
 
 	var authorHandle string
diff --git a/appview/pulls/opengraph.go b/appview/pulls/opengraph.go
--- a/appview/pulls/opengraph.go
+++ b/appview/pulls/opengraph.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 	if err != nil {
 		ownerHandle = f.Did
 	} else {
-		ownerHandle = "@" + owner.Handle.String()
+		ownerHandle = owner.Handle.String()
 	}
 
 	var authorHandle string
diff --git a/appview/repo/opengraph.go b/appview/repo/opengraph.go
--- a/appview/repo/opengraph.go
+++ b/appview/repo/opengraph.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 	if err != nil {
 		ownerHandle = f.Did
 	} else {
-		ownerHandle = "@" + owner.Handle.String()
+		ownerHandle = owner.Handle.String()
 	}
 
 	avatarUrl := rp.pages.AvatarUrl(ownerHandle, "256")
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 		})
 	}
 
-	var ogLanguages []ogre.LanguageData
+	ogLanguages := []ogre.LanguageData{}
 	for _, lang := range languageStats {
 		if len(ogLanguages) >= 5 {
 			break
diff --git a/ogre/src/components/shared/avatar.tsx b/ogre/src/components/shared/avatar.tsx
--- a/ogre/src/components/shared/avatar.tsx
+++ b/ogre/src/components/shared/avatar.tsx
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 }
 
 export function Avatar({ src, size = 64 }: AvatarProps) {
-  const avatarSrc =
-    src.includes("avatar.tangled.sh") && !src.includes("format=")
-      ? `${src}${src.includes("?") ? "&" : "?"}format=jpeg`
-      : src;
+  const avatarSrc = src.includes("avatar.tangled.sh")
+    ? src.replace(/[?&]format=\w+/, "").replace(/[?&]$/, "") +
+      (src.includes("?") ? "&" : "?") + "format=jpeg"
+    : src;
 
   return (
     <div