diff --git a/src/components/ui/VnUserLink.vue b/src/components/ui/VnUserLink.vue
index ec3811505..9a25852b3 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/VnUserLink.vue
+++ b/src/components/ui/VnUserLink.vue
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const $props = defineProps({
     workerId: { type: Number, default: null },
     defaultName: { type: Boolean, default: false },
 });
-const isWorker = ref();
+const isWorker = ref(false);
 
 onMounted(async () => {
     try {
@@ -18,10 +18,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
         } = await axios(`/Workers/${$props.workerId}/exists`);
         isWorker.value = exists;
     } catch (error) {
-        if (error.status === 403) {
-            isWorker.value = false;
-            return;
-        }
+        if (error.status === 403) return;
         throw error;
     }
 });