diff --git a/templates/repo/commits_list.tmpl b/templates/repo/commits_list.tmpl
index 959f2a93985..9dae6594b9d 100644
--- a/templates/repo/commits_list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/commits_list.tmpl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 					<td class="author">
 						<div class="tw-flex">
 							{{$userName := .Author.Name}}
-							{{if .User}}
+							{{if and .User (gt .User.ID 0)}} /* User with id == 0 is a fake user from git author */
 								{{if and .User.FullName DefaultShowFullName}}
 									{{$userName = .User.FullName}}
 								{{end}}