diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/notification/type/report_pm.php b/phpBB/phpbb/notification/type/report_pm.php
index cc32984ac6..fc39623c5c 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/notification/type/report_pm.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/notification/type/report_pm.php
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ class report_pm extends \phpbb\notification\type\pm
 	*/
 	public function get_email_template_variables()
 	{
+		$user_data = $this->user_loader->get_user($this->get_data('reporter_id'));
+
 		return array(
 			'AUTHOR_NAME'				=> htmlspecialchars_decode($user_data['username']),
 			'SUBJECT'					=> htmlspecialchars_decode(censor_text($this->get_data('message_subject'))),