diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_inbox.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_inbox.html.erb
index 787dd8bfc..d4054dfaf 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_inbox.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_inbox.html.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <span id="inboxanchor" class="count-number">
-  <img src='<%= user_image_url(@user, :size => 20) %>' width='20' height='20'><span><%= @user.new_messages.size %></span>
+  <%= user_thumbnail_tiny(@user, :size => 20, :width => 20, :height => 20) %><span><%= @user.new_messages.size %></span>
 </span>
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