diff --git a/domain-server/src/DomainServerSettingsManager.cpp b/domain-server/src/DomainServerSettingsManager.cpp
index d192705a5c..0767ab958e 100644
--- a/domain-server/src/DomainServerSettingsManager.cpp
+++ b/domain-server/src/DomainServerSettingsManager.cpp
@@ -799,19 +799,24 @@ void DomainServerSettingsManager::processUsernameFromIDRequestPacket(QSharedPoin
 
                 bool newPermissions = false;
 
+                QByteArray printableVerifiedUsername;
+
                 if (!verifiedUsername.isEmpty()) {
-                    QByteArray printableVerifiedUsername = qPrintable(verifiedUsername);
-                    // setup the packet
-                    auto usernameFromIDRequestPacket = NLPacket::create(PacketType::UsernameFromIDRequest, NUM_BYTES_RFC4122_UUID + printableVerifiedUsername.length(), true);
-
-                    // write the node ID to the packet
-                    usernameFromIDRequestPacket->write(nodeUUID.toRfc4122());
-                    // write the username to the packet
-                    usernameFromIDRequestPacket->write(printableVerifiedUsername);
-
-                    auto nodeList = DependencyManager::get<LimitedNodeList>();
-                    nodeList->sendPacket(std::move(usernameFromIDRequestPacket), message->getSenderSockAddr());
+                    printableVerifiedUsername = qPrintable(verifiedUsername);
+                } else {
+                    printableVerifiedUsername = qPrintable("");
                 }
+                // setup the packet
+                auto usernameFromIDReplyPacket = NLPacket::create(PacketType::UsernameFromIDReply, NUM_BYTES_RFC4122_UUID + printableVerifiedUsername.length(), true);
+
+                // write the node ID to the packet
+                usernameFromIDReplyPacket->write(nodeUUID.toRfc4122());
+                // write the username to the packet
+                usernameFromIDReplyPacket->write(printableVerifiedUsername);
+
+                auto nodeList = DependencyManager::get<LimitedNodeList>();
+                nodeList->sendPacket(std::move(usernameFromIDReplyPacket), message->getSenderSockAddr());
+                qDebug() << "SENDING PACKET.";
             }
             else {
                 qWarning() << "Node username request received for unknown node. Refusing to process.";
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.cpp
index 87fd420255..65c2b9a86f 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ NodeList::NodeList(char newOwnerType, int socketListenPort, int dtlsListenPort)
     packetReceiver.registerListener(PacketType::ICEPingReply, &_domainHandler, "processICEPingReplyPacket");
     packetReceiver.registerListener(PacketType::DomainServerPathResponse, this, "processDomainServerPathResponse");
     packetReceiver.registerListener(PacketType::DomainServerRemovedNode, this, "processDomainServerRemovedNode");
-    packetReceiver.registerListener(PacketType::UsernameFromIDRequest, this, "processUsernameFromIDRequestPacket");
+    packetReceiver.registerListener(PacketType::UsernameFromIDReply, this, "processUsernameFromIDReply");
 }
 
 qint64 NodeList::sendStats(QJsonObject statsObject, HifiSockAddr destination) {
@@ -922,12 +922,13 @@ void NodeList::requestUsernameFromSessionID(const QUuid& nodeID) {
     }
 }
 
-void NodeList::processUsernameFromIDRequestPacket(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> message) {
+void NodeList::processUsernameFromIDReply(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> message) {
     // read the UUID from the packet
-    // read the UUID from the packet, remove it if it exists
     QUuid nodeUUID = QUuid::fromRfc4122(message->readWithoutCopy(NUM_BYTES_RFC4122_UUID));
     // read the username from the packet
     QString username = message->readString();
 
+    qDebug() << "Got username" << username << "for node" << uuidStringWithoutCurlyBraces(nodeUUID);
+
     emit usernameFromID(nodeUUID, username);
 }
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.h b/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.h
index 8f69f9dc7f..25091e8e3c 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public:
     void kickNodeBySessionID(const QUuid& nodeID);
     void muteNodeBySessionID(const QUuid& nodeID);
     void requestUsernameFromSessionID(const QUuid& nodeID);
-    void processUsernameFromIDRequestPacket(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> message);
+    void processUsernameFromIDReply(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> message);
 
 public slots:
     void reset();
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.cpp
index 880c760e51..ee42398666 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const QSet<PacketType> NON_SOURCED_PACKETS = QSet<PacketType>()
     << PacketType::ICEServerPeerInformation << PacketType::ICEServerQuery << PacketType::ICEServerHeartbeat
     << PacketType::ICEServerHeartbeatACK << PacketType::ICEPing << PacketType::ICEPingReply
     << PacketType::ICEServerHeartbeatDenied << PacketType::AssignmentClientStatus << PacketType::StopNode
-    << PacketType::DomainServerRemovedNode;
+    << PacketType::DomainServerRemovedNode << PacketType::UsernameFromIDReply;
 
 PacketVersion versionForPacketType(PacketType packetType) {
     switch (packetType) {
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.h b/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.h
index bf59b2aa1d..84ff9b673a 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.h
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ public:
         NodeMuteRequest,
         RadiusIgnoreRequest,
         UsernameFromIDRequest,
-        LAST_PACKET_TYPE = UsernameFromIDRequest
+        UsernameFromIDReply,
+        LAST_PACKET_TYPE = RadiusIgnoreRequest
+        //LAST_PACKET_TYPE = UsernameFromIDRequest
     };
 };
 
diff --git a/scripts/system/pal.js b/scripts/system/pal.js
index cdfc9bb15c..8f499d5e2f 100644
--- a/scripts/system/pal.js
+++ b/scripts/system/pal.js
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ function populateUserList() {
         var avatar = AvatarList.getAvatar(id);
         var avatarPalDatum = {
             displayName: avatar.displayName || ('anonymous ' + counter++),
-            userName: Users.canKick ? 'Obtaining username...' : '',
+            userName: (Users.canKick && id) ? 'Obtaining username...' : '',
             sessionId: id || ''
         };
-        if (Users.canKick) {
-            Users.getUsernameFromID(id);
+        if (Users.canKick && id) {
+            Users.requestUsernameFromID(id);
         }
         data.push(avatarPalDatum);
         if (id) { // No overlay for ourself.
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ function populateUserList() {
 }
 
 function usernameFromID(id, username) {
-    var data = { id: id, username: username };
+    var data = { id: id, username: username + '\\' + id };
     print('Username Data:', JSON.stringify(data));
     pal.sendToQml({ method: 'updateUsername', params: data });
 }