diff --git a/app/views/user/view.html.erb b/app/views/user/view.html.erb
index e50610037..ff349858c 100644
--- a/app/views/user/view.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/user/view.html.erb
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
           <% end %>
         <% end %>
       </td>
-      <td class="message">(<%= link_to t('user.view.send message'), :controller => 'message', :action => 'new', :user_id => @friend.id %>)</td>
+      <td class="message">(<%= link_to t('user.view.send message'), :controller => 'message', :action => 'new', :display_name => @friend.display_name %>)</td>
       </tr>
       <%end%>
       </table>
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
           <%= t 'user.view.km away', :count => distance.round %>
         <% end %>
       </td>
-      <td class="message">(<%= link_to t('user.view.send message'), :controller => 'message', :action => 'new', :user_id => nearby.id %>)</td>
+      <td class="message">(<%= link_to t('user.view.send message'), :controller => 'message', :action => 'new', :display_name => nearby.display_name %>)</td>
       </tr>
       <% end %>
       </table>