diff --git a/appview/db/profile.go b/appview/db/profile.go
index 745b7969..37537e27 100644
--- a/appview/db/profile.go
+++ b/appview/db/profile.go
@@ -98,6 +98,29 @@ func MakeProfileTimeline(e Execer, forDid string) (*models.ProfileTimeline, erro
 		})
 	}
 
+	punchcard, err := MakePunchcard(
+		e,
+		orm.FilterEq("did", forDid),
+		orm.FilterGte("date", time.Now().AddDate(0, -TimeframeMonths, 0)),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error getting commits by did: %w", err)
+	}
+	for _, punch := range punchcard.Punches {
+		if punch.Date.After(now) {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		monthsAgo := monthsBetween(punch.Date, now)
+		if monthsAgo >= TimeframeMonths {
+			// shouldn't happen; but times are weird
+			continue
+		}
+
+		idx := monthsAgo
+		timeline.ByMonth[idx].Commits += punch.Count
+	}
+
 	return &timeline, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/appview/state/profile.go b/appview/state/profile.go
index 1f678a54..c60af271 100644
--- a/appview/state/profile.go
+++ b/appview/state/profile.go
@@ -162,17 +162,6 @@ func (s *State) profileOverview(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		l.Error("failed to create timeline", "err", err)
 	}
 
-	// populate commit counts in the timeline, using the punchcard
-	now := time.Now()
-	for _, p := range profile.Punchcard.Punches {
-		years := now.Year() - p.Date.Year()
-		months := int(now.Month() - p.Date.Month())
-		monthsAgo := years*12 + months
-		if monthsAgo >= 0 && monthsAgo < len(timeline.ByMonth) {
-			timeline.ByMonth[monthsAgo].Commits += p.Count
-		}
-	}
-
 	s.pages.ProfileOverview(w, pages.ProfileOverviewParams{
 		LoggedInUser:       s.oauth.GetMultiAccountUser(r),
 		Card:               profile,