diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-ui/client/views/app/directory.html b/packages/rocketchat-ui/client/views/app/directory.html
index 1095fa858637d..88ebefa20b5f6 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-ui/client/views/app/directory.html
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-ui/client/views/app/directory.html
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 							<tr class="rc-table-tr" data-name="{{name}}">
 								<td class="rc-table-td rc-table-td--name">
 									<div class="rc-directory-channel-wrapper">
-										<div class="rc-directory-channel-avatar">{{> avatar username=name}}</div>
+										<div class="rc-directory-channel-avatar">{{> avatar username=username}}</div>
 										<div class="rc-directory-channel-info">
 											<span class="rc-directory-channel-name">
 												{{>icon icon="at"}}