diff --git a/src/modules/[chain]/staking/[validator].vue b/src/modules/[chain]/staking/[validator].vue
index ba44b7db..071d7ddd 100644
--- a/src/modules/[chain]/staking/[validator].vue
+++ b/src/modules/[chain]/staking/[validator].vue
@@ -111,8 +111,9 @@ const fetchAvatar = (identity: string) => {
   });
 };
 
-const loadAvatar = () => {
-  fetchAvatar(identity.value).then(() => {
+const loadAvatar = (identity: string) => {
+  // fetches avatar from keybase and stores it in localStorage
+  fetchAvatar(identity).then(() => {
     localStorage.setItem('avatars', JSON.stringify(avatars.value));
   });
 };
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ onMounted(() => {
     staking.fetchValidator(validator).then((res) => {
       v.value = res.validator;
       identity.value = res.validator?.description?.identity || '';
-      if (identity.value && !avatars.value[identity.value]) loadAvatar();
+      if (identity.value && !avatars.value[identity.value]) loadAvatar(identity.value);
 
       const prefix = valoperToPrefix(v.value.operator_address) || '<Invalid>';
       addresses.value.hex = consensusPubkeyToHexAddress(
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ function pageload(p: number) {
                   class="object-contain"
                   @error="
                     (e) => {
-                      loadAvatar();
+                      loadAvatar(identity);
                     }
                   "
                 />
diff --git a/src/modules/[chain]/staking/index.vue b/src/modules/[chain]/staking/index.vue
index 490d5b7c..e93aa69d 100644
--- a/src/modules/[chain]/staking/index.vue
+++ b/src/modules/[chain]/staking/index.vue
@@ -164,17 +164,15 @@ const fetchAvatar = (identity: string) => {
   });
 };
 
-const loadAvatar = (validator: Validator) => {
-  const identity = validator.description?.identity;
-
-  if (identity) {
-    fetchAvatar(identity).then(() => {
-      localStorage.setItem('avatars', JSON.stringify(avatars.value));
-    });
-  }
+const loadAvatar = (identity: string) => {
+  // fetches avatar from keybase and stores it in localStorage
+  fetchAvatar(identity).then(() => {
+    localStorage.setItem('avatars', JSON.stringify(avatars.value));
+  });
 };
 
 const loadAvatars = () => {
+  // fetches all avatars from keybase and stores it in localStorage
   const promises = staking.validators.map((validator) => {
     const identity = validator.description?.identity;
 
@@ -340,7 +338,8 @@ loadAvatars();
                                                 class="object-contain"
                                                 @error="
                                                     (e) => {
-                                                        loadAvatar(v);
+                                                        const identity = v.description?.identity;
+                                                        if (identity) loadAvatar(identity);
                                                     }
                                                 "
                                             />