diff --git a/src/snek/view/avatar.py b/src/snek/view/avatar.py
index 8281df1..54dbec0 100644
--- a/src/snek/view/avatar.py
+++ b/src/snek/view/avatar.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class AvatarView(BaseView):
         uid = self.request.match_info.get("uid")
         if uid == "unique":
             uid = str(uuid.uuid4())
-        avatar = multiavatar.multiavatar(uid,None, None)
+        avatar = multiavatar.multiavatar(uid, True, None)
         response = web.Response(text=avatar, content_type='image/svg+xml')
         response.headers['Cache-Control'] = f'public, max-age={1337*42}'
         return response