diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 369be4130..070a0ac8c 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ module ApplicationHelper
   end
 
   def link_to_user(user)
-    link_to(user.name, user_path(user), :class => user.level_class)
+    link_to(user.pretty_name, user_path(user), :class => user.level_class)
   end
 
   def link_to_user_unless(condition, user)
-    link_to_unless(condition, user.name, user_path(user), :class => user.level_class)
+    link_to_unless(condition, user.pretty_name, user_path(user), :class => user.level_class)
   end
 
   def mod_link_to_user(user, positive_or_negative)