diff --git a/phpBB/includes/notification/type/post.php b/phpBB/includes/notification/type/post.php
index ddfa720e5e..d8ffdea81d 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/notification/type/post.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/notification/type/post.php
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ class phpbb_notification_type_post extends phpbb_notification_type_base
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			$username = $this->user_loader->get_username($this->get_data('poster_id'), 'no_profile');
+			$username = $this->user_loader->get_username($this->get_data('poster_id'), 'username');
 		}
 
 		return array(
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/notification/type/topic.php b/phpBB/includes/notification/type/topic.php
index 2549b29409..22436d3fb1 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/notification/type/topic.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/notification/type/topic.php
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class phpbb_notification_type_topic extends phpbb_notification_type_base
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			$username = $this->user_loader->get_username($this->get_data('poster_id'), 'no_profile');
+			$username = $this->user_loader->get_username($this->get_data('poster_id'), 'username');
 		}
 
 		return array(