diff --git a/client/src/components/ConversationAvatar.tsx b/client/src/components/ConversationAvatar.tsx
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+import { Avatar, AvatarProps } from '@mui/material';
+
+type ConversationAvatarProps = AvatarProps & {
+  displayName?: string;
+};
+export default function ConversationAvatar({ displayName, ...props }: ConversationAvatarProps) {
+  return <Avatar {...props} alt={displayName} src="/broken" />;
+}
