diff --git a/app/views/repositories/_commit_author.json.jbuilder b/app/views/repositories/_commit_author.json.jbuilder
index 68c61a70..1b1a833a 100644
--- a/app/views/repositories/_commit_author.json.jbuilder
+++ b/app/views/repositories/_commit_author.json.jbuilder
@@ -12,11 +12,17 @@ if user.present?
     json.name db_user&.real_name || user["name"]
     json.type db_user&.type
     json.image_url db_user.present? ? url_to_avatar(db_user) : ""
-  end 
+  else
+    json.id user.id
+    json.login user.login
+    json.name user.real_name
+    json.type user&.type
+    json.image_url url_to_avatar(user)
+  end
 else
   json.id nil
-  json.login name 
-  json.name name 
+  json.login name
+  json.name name
   json.type nil
   json.image_url User::Avatar.get_letter_avatar_url(name)
 end