diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/user_methods.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/user_methods.rb
index 6d92aac79..eb7d38988 100644
--- a/app/controllers/concerns/user_methods.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/user_methods.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module UserMethods
     @not_found_user = name
 
     respond_to do |format|
-      format.html { render :template => "users/no_such_user", :status => :not_found }
+      format.html { render :template => "users/no_such_user", :status => :not_found, :layout => "site" }
       format.all { head :not_found }
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/controllers/notes_controller.rb b/app/controllers/notes_controller.rb
index 6b2a3a86b..0bca294be 100644
--- a/app/controllers/notes_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/notes_controller.rb
@@ -27,10 +27,7 @@ class NotesController < ApplicationController
 
         render :layout => "site"
       else
-        @title = t "users.no_such_user.title"
-        @not_found_user = params[:display_name]
-
-        render :template => "users/no_such_user", :status => :not_found, :layout => "site"
+        render_unknown_user params[:display_name]
       end
     end
   end