diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/views/project_home.php b/codepot/src/codepot/views/project_home.php
index 3d0e507b..abd171a7 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/views/project_home.php
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/views/project_home.php
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ $this->load->view (
 		{
 			// old browsers don't support image data URI.
 			$icon_path = CODEPOT_USERICON_DIR . '/' . $icons[$m];
-			$icon_image = file_get_contents($icon_path);
+			$icon_image = @file_get_contents($icon_path);
 			if ($icon_image)
 			{
 				$icon_src = sprintf (
diff --git a/codepot/src/css/common.css b/codepot/src/css/common.css
index 7a4f61c5..87ee3a14 100644
--- a/codepot/src/css/common.css
+++ b/codepot/src/css/common.css
@@ -490,6 +490,8 @@ pre.prettyprint li.L9 { background: #eee }
 .content .sidebar .box .user_icon_img {
 	height: 2em;
 	vertical-align: middle;
+	padding-top: 1px;
+	padding-bottom: 1px;
 }
 
 .content .sidebar .boxtitle {