diff --git a/LoopFollow/Contact/ContactImageUpdater.swift b/LoopFollow/Contact/ContactImageUpdater.swift
index ded928cc..6dc1bc6f 100644
--- a/LoopFollow/Contact/ContactImageUpdater.swift
+++ b/LoopFollow/Contact/ContactImageUpdater.swift
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class ContactImageUpdater {
 
         let extraAttributes: [NSAttributedString.Key: Any] = [
             .font: UIFont.systemFont(ofSize: 90),
-            .foregroundColor: savedTextUIColor,
+            .foregroundColor: stale ? UIColor.gray : savedTextUIColor,
             .paragraphStyle: paragraphStyle
         ]