diff --git a/src/frontend/src/components/nav/MainMenu.tsx b/src/frontend/src/components/nav/MainMenu.tsx
index c7c308ba13..592daed5b2 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/components/nav/MainMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/components/nav/MainMenu.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ import { PlaceholderPill } from '../items/Placeholder';
export function MainMenu() {
const { classes, theme } = InvenTreeStyle();
- const [username] = useUserState((state) => [state.user?.name]);
+ const [username] = useUserState((state) => [
+ state.user?.name ?? state.user?.username
+ ]);
return (