# Weird case: inactive user with never-logged-in status somehow has an uploaded avatar

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/weird-case-inactive-user-with-never-logged-in-status-somehow-has-an-uploaded-avatar/387349
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [1 בנובמבר,‏ 2025,‏ 2:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/weird-case-inactive-user-with-never-logged-in-status-somehow-has-an-uploaded-avatar/387349 "2025-11-01T14:05:33Z")
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### Author: ![copymonopoly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@copymonopoly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/copymonopoly)
#### Post date: [1 בנובמבר,‏ 2025,‏ 2:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/weird-case-inactive-user-with-never-logged-in-status-somehow-has-an-uploaded-avatar/387349/1 "2025-11-01T14:05:33Z")

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Hi everyone,

I’m encountering a strange behavior on my Discourse forum and would like your advice.

**Situation:**

- There is a user who has **never activated their email**.
- Their `last_seen_at` shows they have **never logged in**.
- Despite this, the user somehow **has an uploaded avatar**.

**What I’ve ruled out:**

1. I did **not manually upload or set the avatar** for this user.
2. I do **not have any SSO / third-party login providers** enabled.
3. Gravatar is not the cause, as it requires login or active email.
4. No unusual plugins related to avatars are currently installed.
5. This forum has no bulk import of users with avatars.

**Questions:**

1. How could a user who has never logged in and is inactive end up with an uploaded avatar?
2. Are there any known bugs or edge cases in Discourse that could cause this?
3. What is the safest way to remove this avatar and prevent this from happening again?

Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

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