diff --git a/src/app/domain/accounts/controllers/access.py b/src/app/domain/accounts/controllers/access.py
index 1cbed0b3..6a0dd818 100644
--- a/src/app/domain/accounts/controllers/access.py
+++ b/src/app/domain/accounts/controllers/access.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from app.domain.accounts.guards import auth, requires_active_user
 from app.domain.accounts.schemas import AccountLogin, AccountRegister, User
 from app.domain.accounts.services import RoleService, UserService
+from app.domain.accounts.utils import get_signed_user_profile_pic_url
 
 
 class AccessController(Controller):
@@ -108,4 +109,9 @@ async def signup(
     )
     async def profile(self, request: Request, current_user: UserModel, users_service: UserService) -> User:
         """User Profile."""
-        return users_service.to_schema(current_user, schema_type=User)
+        # Workaround due to https://github.com/jcrist/msgspec/issues/673
+        # advanced alchemy to_schema uses `cast` to convert dict to schema
+        # object, which does not call `__post_init__`
+        user = users_service.to_schema(current_user, schema_type=User)
+        user.avatar_url = get_signed_user_profile_pic_url(user.id)
+        return user
diff --git a/src/app/domain/accounts/schemas.py b/src/app/domain/accounts/schemas.py
index 459cbbb1..370e37ad 100644
--- a/src/app/domain/accounts/schemas.py
+++ b/src/app/domain/accounts/schemas.py
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ class User(CamelizedBaseStruct):
     teams: list[UserTeam] = []
     roles: list[UserRole] = []
     oauth_accounts: list[OauthAccount] = []
-    profile_pic_url: str | None = None
+    avatar_url: str | None = None
 
     def __post_init__(self):
         """Build a profile pic url from company url."""
-        self.profile_pic_url = get_signed_user_profile_pic_url(self.id)
+        self.avatar_url = get_signed_user_profile_pic_url(self.id)
 
 
 class UserCreate(CamelizedBaseStruct):