diff --git a/src/ui/profile/profile_preview_controller.rs b/src/ui/profile/profile_preview_controller.rs
index 85a1d93..1c9b18e 100644
--- a/src/ui/profile/profile_preview_controller.rs
+++ b/src/ui/profile/profile_preview_controller.rs
@@ -135,6 +135,30 @@ pub fn show_with_nickname(
     Ok(ui_element(ui, &get_display_name(&profile)))
 }
 
+pub fn show_with_selected_pfp(
+    app: &mut Damus,
+    ui: &mut egui::Ui,
+    ui_element: fn(ui: &mut egui::Ui, pfp: ProfilePic) -> egui::Response,
+) -> Option<egui::Response> {
+    let selected_account = app.account_manager.get_selected_account();
+    if let Some(selected_account) = selected_account {
+        if let Ok(txn) = Transaction::new(&app.ndb) {
+            let profile = app
+                .ndb
+                .get_profile_by_pubkey(&txn, selected_account.pubkey.bytes());
+
+            if let Ok(profile) = profile {
+                return Some(ui_element(
+                    ui,
+                    ProfilePic::new(&mut app.img_cache, get_profile_url(&profile)),
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    None
+}
+
 pub fn show_with_pfp(
     app: &mut Damus,
     ui: &mut egui::Ui,
diff --git a/src/ui/side_panel.rs b/src/ui/side_panel.rs
index b424780..645cef9 100644
--- a/src/ui/side_panel.rs
+++ b/src/ui/side_panel.rs
@@ -71,18 +71,7 @@ impl<'a> DesktopSidePanel<'a> {
     }
 
     fn pfp_button(&mut self, ui: &mut egui::Ui) -> egui::Response {
-        let selected_account = self.app.account_manager.get_selected_account();
-        if let Some(selected_account) = selected_account {
-            if let Some(response) = profile_preview_controller::show_with_pfp(
-                self.app,
-                ui,
-                &selected_account.pubkey.bytes().clone(),
-                show_pfp(),
-            ) {
-                return response;
-            }
-        }
-
+        profile_preview_controller::show_with_selected_pfp(self.app, ui, show_pfp());
         add_button_to_ui(ui, no_account_pfp())
     }
 }