diff --git a/src/code_swarm.java b/src/code_swarm.java
index c7c156c..950aca4 100644
--- a/src/code_swarm.java
+++ b/src/code_swarm.java
@@ -1499,6 +1499,7 @@ class PersonNode extends Node {
       String iconFile = avatarFetcher.fetchUserImage(name);
       if (iconFile != null) {
         icon = loadImage(iconFile, "unknown");
+	icon.resize(cfg.getPositiveIntProperty("AvatarSize"), cfg.getPositiveIntProperty("AvatarSize"));
         if (circularAvatars)
           icon.mask(avatarMask);
       }