# Incoming webhook with no username/picture override does not show its creator's username/picture

**URL:** https://forum.mattermost.com/t/incoming-webhook-with-no-username-picture-override-does-not-show-its-creators-username-picture/12779
**Category:** Troubleshooting
**Created:** [January 5, 2022, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/incoming-webhook-with-no-username-picture-override-does-not-show-its-creators-username-picture/12779 "2022-01-05T13:04:00Z")
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### Author: ![philmtd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mattermost.com/philmtd/32/5305_2.png) [@philmtd](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/philmtd)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2022, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/incoming-webhook-with-no-username-picture-override-does-not-show-its-creators-username-picture/12779/1 "2022-01-05T13:04:00Z")

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**Summary**  
A message from an incoming webhook with no username and picture override shows “webhook” as the username instead of the creator’s username and a default image instead of the creator’s profile picture.

**Steps to reproduce**  
We’re using Server 6.1.0.

1. The server needs to have username and profile picture overrides enabled.
2. Create an incoming webhook, leave the fields for username and picture blank
3. Post a message to the webhook. Don’t specify a username or picture.
4. The message will appear as “webhook” with a default image.

**Expected behavior**  
Leaving the username or profile picture blank should fallback to the creator’s name/picture. Then it would behave the same as when the override-settings are not enabled.  
Otherwise that feature should not be called “override” as it actually changes the default behaviour of all webhooks. The expected behaviour is also documented here: [https://developers.mattermost.com/integrate/incoming-webhooks/](https://developers.mattermost.com/integrate/incoming-webhooks/)).

> Overrides the username the message posts as.  
> Defaults to the username set during webhook creation **or the webhook creator’s username if the former was not set.**

> Overrides the profile picture the message posts with.  
> Defaults to the URL set during webhook creation **or the webhook creator’s profile picture if the former was not set.**

**Observed behavior**  
Messages sent to incoming webhooks with no overrides for username or profile picture are using “webhook” as the username and show a default picture.

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Are we doing something wrong or is this a bug in Mattermost?