diff --git a/ts/receiver/dataMessage.ts b/ts/receiver/dataMessage.ts
index 3031556a9..eacbcc22f 100644
--- a/ts/receiver/dataMessage.ts
+++ b/ts/receiver/dataMessage.ts
@@ -92,8 +92,10 @@ async function createOrUpdateProfile(
         }
         newProfile.avatar = path;
       } catch (e) {
-        window.log.warn('Failed to download attachment at', profile.profilePicture);
-        return;
+        window.log.warn(
+          `Failed to download attachment at ${profile.profilePicture}. Maybe it expired? ${e.message}`
+        );
+        // do not return here, we still want to update the display name even if the avatar failed to download
       }
     }
   } else if (profileKey) {