diff --git a/src/lib/api/repos.ts b/src/lib/api/repos.ts
index fd60acf..f546b03 100644
--- a/src/lib/api/repos.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api/repos.ts
@@ -311,16 +311,14 @@ export const listRepoRecords = async (owner: string | ResolvedActor): Promise<Re
 		() => listRepoRecordsFromAppview(owner),
 		() => listRepoRecordsFromPds(owner),
 	);
-	if (records.length > 0) {
-		return records;
-	}
 
-	// Bobbin/Hydrant can return a successful empty list while the user's PDS has
-	// repo records. Treat an empty appview list as inconclusive and ask the PDS
-	// before showing an empty profile.
+	// The appview can retain an old repo URI after a rename while keeping the
+	// current record value and CID. Re-read the owner's PDS when possible so the
+	// record key (which is the canonical repo name for modern records) stays in
+	// sync with the links we render.
 	try {
 		const pdsRecords = await listRepoRecordsFromPds(owner);
-		return pdsRecords.length > 0 ? pdsRecords : records;
+		return pdsRecords.length > 0 || records.length === 0 ? pdsRecords : records;
 	} catch {
 		return records;
 	}