diff --git a/src/controllers/frontend.ts b/src/controllers/frontend.ts
index 8a598d08..b1a3bba4 100644
--- a/src/controllers/frontend.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/frontend.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ async function getEntities(params: { acct?: string; statusId?: string }): Promis
   }
 
   if (params.acct) {
-    const pubkey = await lookupPubkey(params.acct);
+    const pubkey = await lookupPubkey(params.acct.replace(/^@/, ''));
     const event = pubkey ? await getAuthor(pubkey) : undefined;
     if (event) {
       entities.account = await renderAccount(event);