diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list.html b/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list.html
index a1da21e5..ca2b9939 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list.html
@@ -78,9 +78,10 @@
                             <div class="media-content">
                                 <div class="content">
                                     <header>
-                                        <a href="{% url 'user-feed' user|username %}">
-                                            {{ item.user.display_name }}
-                                        </a>
+                                        {% url 'user-feed' user|username as user_path %}
+                                        {% blocktrans trimmed with username=user|username %}
+                                        <a href="{{ user_path }}">{{ username }}</a> says:
+                                        {% endblocktrans %}
                                     </header>
                                     <p>
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