diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/repo/commit.html b/appview/pages/templates/repo/commit.html
--- a/appview/pages/templates/repo/commit.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/repo/commit.html
@@ -100,7 +100,10 @@
   {{ if $did }}
     {{ template "user/fragments/picHandleLink" $did }}
   {{ else }}
-    <a href="mailto:{{ $email }}" class="no-underline hover:underline text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-300">{{ $name }}</a>
+    <span class="flex items-center gap-1">
+      {{ placeholderAvatar "tiny" }}
+      <a href="mailto:{{ $email }}" class="no-underline hover:underline text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-300">{{ $name }}</a>
+    </span>
   {{ end }}
 {{ end }}
 
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/repo/index.html b/appview/pages/templates/repo/index.html
--- a/appview/pages/templates/repo/index.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/repo/index.html
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
 {{ define "attribution" }}
   {{ $commit := index . 0 }}
   {{ $map := index . 1 }}
-  <span class="flex items-center">
+  <span class="flex items-center gap-1">
     {{ $author := index $map $commit.Author.Email }}
     {{ $coauthors := $commit.CoAuthors }}
     {{ $all := list }}
@@ -269,7 +269,11 @@ {{ $all = append $all $co }}
       {{ end }}
     {{ end }}
 
-    {{ template "fragments/tinyAvatarList" (dict "all" $all "classes" "size-6") }}
+    {{ if $author }}
+      {{ template "fragments/tinyAvatarList" (dict "all" $all "classes" "size-6") }}
+    {{ else }}
+      {{ placeholderAvatar "tiny" }}
+    {{ end }}
     <a href="{{ if $author }}/{{ $author }}{{ else }}mailto:{{ $commit.Author.Email }}{{ end }}"
        class="no-underline hover:underline">
        {{ if $author }}{{ resolve $author }}{{ else }}{{ $commit.Author.Name }}{{ end }}
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/repo/log.html b/appview/pages/templates/repo/log.html
--- a/appview/pages/templates/repo/log.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/repo/log.html
@@ -186,7 +186,11 @@ {{ $all = append $all $co }}
       {{ end }}
     {{ end }}
 
-    {{ template "fragments/tinyAvatarList" (dict "all" $all "classes" "size-6") }}
+    {{ if $author }}
+      {{ template "fragments/tinyAvatarList" (dict "all" $all "classes" "size-6") }}
+    {{ else }}
+      {{ placeholderAvatar "tiny" }}
+    {{ end }}
     <a href="{{ if $author }}/{{ $author }}{{ else }}mailto:{{ $commit.Author.Email }}{{ end }}"
        class="no-underline hover:underline">
        {{ if $author }}{{ resolve $author }}{{ else }}{{ $commit.Author.Name }}{{ end }}