diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 0e16880f1..27dab1e54 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ class User
   end
 
   def diaspora_handle
-    "#{self.username}@#{APP_CONFIG[:terse_pod_url]}"
+    person.diaspora_handle
   end
 
   def as_json(opts={})