diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 90a004a18..ad3131411 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 ### Added
 
 ### Fixed
+- Fix: Unnecessary 404 requests when searching OpenProject work packages [#1061](https://github.com/nextcloud/integration_openproject/pull/1061)
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/src/components/tab/WorkPackage.vue b/src/components/tab/WorkPackage.vue
index 23ab8d93a..8fb5bcf3d 100644
--- a/src/components/tab/WorkPackage.vue
+++ b/src/components/tab/WorkPackage.vue
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 					<NcAvatar class="item-avatar"
 						:size="23"
 						:url="workpackage.picture"
-						:user="workpackage.assignee"
 						:display-name="workpackage.assignee" />
 				</div>
 				<div class="row__assignee__assignee">
diff --git a/tests/jest/components/tab/WorkPackage.spec.js b/tests/jest/components/tab/WorkPackage.spec.js
index b8be765fb..f5b162fbb 100644
--- a/tests/jest/components/tab/WorkPackage.spec.js
+++ b/tests/jest/components/tab/WorkPackage.spec.js
@@ -29,4 +29,15 @@ describe('WorkPackage.vue', () => {
 		expect(workPackages).toMatchSnapshot()
 
 	})
+
+	it('passes displayName, size and url props to NcAvatar but does not pass the user props', () => {
+		const avatar = wrapper.findComponent({ name: 'NcAvatar' })
+		expect(avatar.exists()).toBe(true)
+		expect(avatar.props()).toMatchObject({
+			displayName: 'test',
+			size: expect.any(Number),
+			url: '/server/index.php/apps/integration_openproject/avatar?userId=1&userName=System',
+		})
+		expect(avatar.props('user')).toBeUndefined()
+	})
 })