diff --git a/web/src/flow/FormStatic.ts b/web/src/flow/FormStatic.ts
index 8ba7a8302..df9a8d674 100644
--- a/web/src/flow/FormStatic.ts
+++ b/web/src/flow/FormStatic.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export class FormStatic extends AKElement {
     userAvatar?: string;
 
     @property()
-    user = "";
+    user?: string;
 
     static get styles(): CSSResult[] {
         return [
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ export class FormStatic extends AKElement {
     }
 
     render(): TemplateResult {
+        if (!this.user) {
+            return html``;
+        }
         return html`
             <div class="form-control-static">
                 <div class="avatar">
diff --git a/web/src/flow/stages/access_denied/AccessDeniedStage.ts b/web/src/flow/stages/access_denied/AccessDeniedStage.ts
index 437dcd7a2..cb74205f8 100644
--- a/web/src/flow/stages/access_denied/AccessDeniedStage.ts
+++ b/web/src/flow/stages/access_denied/AccessDeniedStage.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ export class AccessDeniedStage extends BaseStage<
             </header>
             <div class="pf-c-login__main-body">
                 <form class="pf-c-form">
-                    ${this.challenge.pendingUser ? html`
                     <ak-form-static
                         class="pf-c-form__group"
                         userAvatar="${this.challenge.pendingUserAvatar}"
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ export class AccessDeniedStage extends BaseStage<
                                 >${t`Not you?`}</a
                             >
                         </div>
-                    </ak-form-static>` : html``}
+                    </ak-form-static>
                     <div class="pf-c-form__group">
                         <p class="big-icon">
                             <i class="pf-icon pf-icon-error-circle-o"></i>