diff --git a/app/components/user-avatar.js b/app/components/user-avatar.js
index 2c2efde2..f37d9f93 100644
--- a/app/components/user-avatar.js
+++ b/app/components/user-avatar.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import Ember from 'ember';
-import config from 'travis/config/environment';
-import {gravatarImage} from '../utils/urls';
 
 export default Ember.Component.extend({
 
diff --git a/app/models/user.js b/app/models/user.js
index 294b5549..3f659cd8 100644
--- a/app/models/user.js
+++ b/app/models/user.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import Model from 'travis/models/model';
 import config from 'travis/config/environment';
 import attr from 'ember-data/attr';
 import { hasMany, belongsTo } from 'ember-data/relationships';
+import {gravatarImage} from '../utils/urls';
 
 export default Model.extend({
   ajax: Ember.inject.service(),
@@ -132,5 +133,9 @@ export default Model.extend({
     user = JSON.parse(this.get('sessionStorage').getItem('travis.user'));
     user[name.underscore()] = this.get(name);
     return this.get('sessionStorage').setItem('travis.user', JSON.stringify(user));
-  }
+  },
+
+  avatarUrl: function() {
+    return gravatarImage(this.get('email'), 36);
+  }.property()
 });