diff --git a/website/client/components/groups/membersModal.vue b/website/client/components/groups/membersModal.vue
index 0e76a99f33..f10c4bc956 100644
--- a/website/client/components/groups/membersModal.vue
+++ b/website/client/components/groups/membersModal.vue
@@ -355,7 +355,10 @@ export default {
     sendMessage (member) {
       this.$root.$emit('habitica::new-inbox-message', {
         userIdToMessage: member._id,
-        userName: member.profile.name,
+        displayName: member.profile.name,
+        username: member.auth.local.username,
+        backer: member.backer,
+        contributor: member.contributor,
       });
     },
     async searchMembers (searchTerm = '') {
diff --git a/website/client/components/userMenu/inbox.vue b/website/client/components/userMenu/inbox.vue
index 8e46e35b4e..3117475697 100644
--- a/website/client/components/userMenu/inbox.vue
+++ b/website/client/components/userMenu/inbox.vue
@@ -261,9 +261,11 @@ export default {
         }
 
         this.initiatedConversation = {
+          uuid: data.userIdToMessage,
           user: data.displayName,
           username: data.username,
-          uuid: data.userIdToMessage,
+          backer: data.backer,
+          contributor: data.contributor,
         };
 
         this.selectConversation(data.userIdToMessage);
@@ -312,11 +314,13 @@ export default {
       // Add placeholder for new conversations
       if (this.initiatedConversation && this.initiatedConversation.uuid) {
         inboxGroup[this.initiatedConversation.uuid] = [{
+          uuid: this.initiatedConversation.uuid,
+          user: this.initiatedConversation.user,
+          username: this.initiatedConversation.username, // ?
+          backer: this.initiatedConversation.backer,
+          contributor: this.initiatedConversation.contributor,
           id: '',
           text: '',
-          user: this.initiatedConversation.user,
-          username: this.initiatedConversation.username,
-          uuid: this.initiatedConversation.uuid,
           timestamp: new Date(),
         }];
       }
@@ -349,12 +353,14 @@ export default {
         const recentMessage = newChatModels[newChatModels.length - 1];
         if (!recentMessage.text) newChatModels.splice(newChatModels.length - 1, 1);
 
+        if (recentMessage.username === this.user.auth.local.username) recentMessage.username = null;
+
         const convoModel = {
-          backer: recentMessage.toUserBacker ? recentMessage.toUserBacker : recentMessage.backer,
-          contributor: recentMessage.toUserContributor ? recentMessage.toUserContributor : recentMessage.contributor,
           key: recentMessage.toUUID ? recentMessage.toUUID : recentMessage.uuid,
           name: recentMessage.toUser ? recentMessage.toUser : recentMessage.user, // Handles case where from user sent the only message or the to user sent the only message
           username: recentMessage.toUserName ? recentMessage.toUserName : recentMessage.username,
+          backer: recentMessage.toUserBacker ? recentMessage.toUserBacker : recentMessage.backer,
+          contributor: recentMessage.toUserContributor ? recentMessage.toUserContributor : recentMessage.contributor,
           date: recentMessage.timestamp,
           lastMessageText: recentMessage.text,
           messages: newChatModels,
@@ -426,9 +432,11 @@ export default {
       const messageIndex = this.messages.findIndex(msg => msg.id === message.id);
       if (messageIndex !== -1) this.messages.splice(messageIndex, 1);
       if (this.selectedConversationMessages.length === 0) this.initiatedConversation = {
+        uuid: this.selectedConversation.key,
         user: this.selectedConversation.name,
         username: this.selectedConversation.username,
-        uuid: this.selectedConversation.key,
+        backer: this.selectedConversation.backer,
+        contributor: this.selectedConversation.contributor,
       };
     },
     toggleClick () {
@@ -491,11 +499,11 @@ export default {
       this.$root.$emit('bv::hide::modal', 'inbox-modal');
     },
     tierIcon (message) {
-      if (!message.contributor) return;
       const isNPC = Boolean(message.backer && message.backer.npc);
       if (isNPC) {
         return this.icons.tierNPC;
       }
+      if (!message.contributor) return;
       return this.icons[`tier${message.contributor.level}`];
     },
   },
diff --git a/website/client/components/userMenu/profile.vue b/website/client/components/userMenu/profile.vue
index db6d10fe1e..bf2c384be6 100644
--- a/website/client/components/userMenu/profile.vue
+++ b/website/client/components/userMenu/profile.vue
@@ -472,6 +472,8 @@ export default {
         userIdToMessage: this.user._id,
         displayName: this.user.profile.name,
         username: this.user.auth.local.username,
+        backer: this.user.backer,
+        contributor: this.user.contributor,
       });
     },
     getProgressDisplay () {
diff --git a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/members.js b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/members.js
index 45a5960ac5..5a9759d48c 100644
--- a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/members.js
+++ b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/members.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ api.getMember = {
 
     if (!member) throw new NotFound(res.t('userWithIDNotFound', {userId: memberId}));
 
-    if (!member.flags.verifiedUsername) delete member.auth.local.username;
+    if (!member.flags.verifiedUsername) member.auth.local.username = null;
 
     // manually call toJSON with minimize: true so empty paths aren't returned
     let memberToJSON = member.toJSON({minimize: true});
@@ -607,6 +607,7 @@ api.sendPrivateMessage = {
     const message = req.body.message;
     const receiver = await User.findById(req.body.toUserId).exec();
     if (!receiver) throw new NotFound(res.t('userNotFound'));
+    if (!receiver.flags.verifiedUsername) delete receiver.auth.local.username;
 
     const objections = sender.getObjectionsToInteraction('send-private-message', receiver);
     if (objections.length > 0 && !sender.isAdmin()) throw new NotAuthorized(res.t(objections[0]));
diff --git a/website/server/models/user/methods.js b/website/server/models/user/methods.js
index 47631211e6..9bf3a5e975 100644
--- a/website/server/models/user/methods.js
+++ b/website/server/models/user/methods.js
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ schema.statics.transformJSONUser = function transformJSONUser (jsonUser, addComp
   jsonUser.id = jsonUser._id;
 
   // Remove username if not verified
-  if (!jsonUser.flags.verifiedUsername) delete jsonUser.auth.local.username;
+  if (!jsonUser.flags.verifiedUsername) jsonUser.auth.local.username = null;
 
   if (addComputedStats) this.addComputedStatsToJSONObj(jsonUser.stats, jsonUser);
 };