diff --git a/packages/presentation/src/components/message/Nodes.svelte b/packages/presentation/src/components/message/Nodes.svelte
index f367075c19..75b5655a28 100644
--- a/packages/presentation/src/components/message/Nodes.svelte
+++ b/packages/presentation/src/components/message/Nodes.svelte
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@
         props={{
           objectId: node.getAttribute('data-id'),
           title: node.getAttribute('data-label'),
-          _class: node.getAttribute('data-objectclass')
+          _class: node.getAttribute('data-objectclass'),
+          props: {
+            shouldShowAvatar: false
+          }
         }}
       />
     {:else}
diff --git a/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/EmployeePresenter.svelte b/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/EmployeePresenter.svelte
index 3935a6c7da..3802fef773 100644
--- a/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/EmployeePresenter.svelte
+++ b/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/EmployeePresenter.svelte
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
   $: handlePersonEdit = onEmployeeEdit ?? onEdit
 </script>
 
-<div bind:this={container} class="flex-row-center clear-mins">
-  <div class="over-underline" class:pr-2={shouldShowName}>
+<div bind:this={container} class="inline-flex clear-mins">
+  <div class="over-underline">
     <PersonPresenter
       {value}
       {tooltipLabels}
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     />
   </div>
   {#if value?.$lookup?.statuses?.length}
-    <div class="status content-color">
+    <div class="pl-2 status content-color">
       <EmployeeStatusPresenter employee={value} />
     </div>
   {/if}