diff --git a/client/components/users/userAvatar.jade b/client/components/users/userAvatar.jade
index 83e2c8d09..df2ac4619 100644
--- a/client/components/users/userAvatar.jade
+++ b/client/components/users/userAvatar.jade
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ template(name="userAvatar")
 
 template(name="userAvatarInitials")
   svg.avatar.avatar-initials(viewBox="0 0 {{viewPortWidth}} 15")
-    text(x="50%" y="13" text-anchor="middle")= initials
+    text(x="50%" y="50%" text-anchor="middle" alignment-baseline="central")= initials
 
 template(name="userPopup")
   .board-member-menu