diff --git a/website/client/src/components/chat/autoComplete.vue b/website/client/src/components/chat/autoComplete.vue
index 575e49e99d..b0234bf980 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/chat/autoComplete.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/chat/autoComplete.vue
@@ -196,14 +196,16 @@ export default {
     },
     showTierStyle (message) {
       const isContributor = Boolean(message.contributor && message.contributor.level);
-      const isNPC = Boolean(message.backer && message.backer.npc);
+      const isNPC = Boolean(message.backer && message.backer.tier === 800);
+
       return isContributor || isNPC;
     },
     tierIcon (message) {
-      const isNPC = Boolean(message.backer && message.backer.npc);
+      const isNPC = Boolean(message.backer && message.backer.tier === 800);
       if (isNPC) {
         return this.icons.tierNPC;
       }
+
       return this.icons[`tier${message.contributor.level}`];
     },
     select (result) {
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/userLabel.vue b/website/client/src/components/userLabel.vue
index 4dc114c041..3927c84497 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/userLabel.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/userLabel.vue
@@ -90,10 +90,11 @@ export default {
     },
     isNPC () {
       if (this.backer) {
-        return this.backer.level;
+        return this.backer.tier === 800;
       } if (this.user && this.user.backer) {
-        return this.user.backer.level;
+        return this.user.backer.tier === 800;
       }
+
       return false;
     },
   },
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/userLink.vue b/website/client/src/components/userLink.vue
index 8269f83cb6..258266d11c 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/userLink.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/userLink.vue
@@ -92,10 +92,11 @@ export default {
     },
     isNPC () {
       if (this.backer) {
-        return this.backer.tier;
+        return this.backer.tier === 800;
       } if (this.user && this.user.backer) {
-        return this.user.backer.tier;
+        return this.user.backer.tier === 800;
       }
+
       return false;
     },
     id () {