diff --git a/scripts/system/pal.js b/scripts/system/pal.js
index 2c81622668..c6cf4af0ad 100644
--- a/scripts/system/pal.js
+++ b/scripts/system/pal.js
@@ -482,10 +482,10 @@ function populateNearbyUserList(selectData, oldAudioData) {
             isPresent: true,
             isReplicated: avatar.isReplicated
         };
+        // Everyone needs to see admin status. Username and fingerprint returns default constructor output if the requesting user isn't an admin.
+        Users.requestUsernameFromID(id);
         if (id) {
             addAvatarNode(id); // No overlay for ourselves
-            // Everyone needs to see admin status. Username and fingerprint returns default constructor output if the requesting user isn't an admin.
-            Users.requestUsernameFromID(id);
             avatarsOfInterest[id] = true;
         } else {
             // Return our username from the Account API