diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 78897c3c..06630263 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -12090,6 +12090,16 @@ def runDaemon(showPublishedDateOnly: bool,
         print('Creating news inbox: news@' + domain)
         createNewsInbox(baseDir, domain, port, httpPrefix)
 
+    # set the avatar for the news account
+    themeName = getConfigParam(baseDir, 'theme')
+    if not themeName:
+        themeName = 'default'
+    setNewsAvatar(baseDir,
+                  themeName,
+                  httpPrefix,
+                  domain,
+                  httpd.domainFull)
+
     if not os.path.isdir(baseDir + '/cache'):
         os.mkdir(baseDir + '/cache')
     if not os.path.isdir(baseDir + '/cache/actors'):
diff --git a/epicyon.py b/epicyon.py
index ffc432bd..775d6868 100644
--- a/epicyon.py
+++ b/epicyon.py
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ from shares import sendShareViaServer
 from shares import sendUndoShareViaServer
 from shares import addShare
 from theme import setTheme
-from theme import setNewsAvatar
 from announce import sendAnnounceViaServer
 from socnet import instancesGraph
 import argparse
@@ -1938,15 +1937,6 @@ if YTDomain:
 if setTheme(baseDir, themeName, domain):
     print('Theme set to ' + themeName)
 
-    domainFull = domain
-    if port != 80 and port != 443:
-        domainFull = domain + ':' + str(port)
-    setNewsAvatar(baseDir,
-                  themeName,
-                  httpPrefix,
-                  domain,
-                  domainFull)
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     runDaemon(args.dateonly,
               args.votingtime,