diff --git a/app/soapbox/utils/accounts.ts b/app/soapbox/utils/accounts.ts
index e0995416f..ef7c446a5 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/utils/accounts.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/utils/accounts.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export const getBaseURL = (account: AccountEntity): string => {
 };
 
 export const getAcct = (account: Pick<Account, 'fqn' | 'acct'>, displayFqn: boolean): string => (
-  displayFqn === true ? account.fqn as string : account.acct
+  displayFqn === true ? account.fqn : account.acct
 );
 
 export const isLocal = (account: AccountEntity | Account): boolean => {