diff --git a/plugins/unl_avatars/start.php b/plugins/unl_avatars/start.php
index 81395d7f1f61d0c9358a3a7e434563e45c6defe6..4841e48f1b102b54985b4eb58a031f5456368cb4 100644
--- a/plugins/unl_avatars/start.php
+++ b/plugins/unl_avatars/start.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function unl_avatars_pg_handler($segments) {
     $size = $segments[2];
     
     if (!$user = get_user_by_username($username)) {
-        return false;
+        forward(elgg_get_simplecache_url("icons/user/default{$size}.gif"));
     }
     
     //Forward to the new guy