diff --git a/src/components/views/avatars/BaseAvatar.js b/src/components/views/avatars/BaseAvatar.js
index 70c0ed3eae..65730be40b 100644
--- a/src/components/views/avatars/BaseAvatar.js
+++ b/src/components/views/avatars/BaseAvatar.js
@@ -145,16 +145,20 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
         if (imageUrl === this.state.defaultImageUrl) {
             const initialLetter = this._getInitialLetter(name);
-            const textNode = <EmojiText className="mx_BaseAvatar_initial" aria-hidden="true"
-                style={{ fontSize: (width * 0.65) + "px",
-                width: width + "px",
-                lineHeight: height + "px" }}
-            >
-                {initialLetter}
-            </EmojiText>;
-            const imgNode = <img className="mx_BaseAvatar_image" src={imageUrl}
+            const textNode = (
+                <EmojiText className="mx_BaseAvatar_initial" aria-hidden="true"
+                    style={{ fontSize: (width * 0.65) + "px",
+                    width: width + "px",
+                    lineHeight: height + "px" }}
+                >
+                    {initialLetter}
+                </EmojiText>
+            );
+            const imgNode = (
+                <img className="mx_BaseAvatar_image" src={imageUrl}
                     alt="" title={title} onError={this.onError}
-                    width={width} height={height} />;
+                    width={width} height={height} />
+            );
             if (onClick != null) {
                 return (
                     <AccessibleButton element='span' className="mx_BaseAvatar"