diff --git a/zotify/api.py b/zotify/api.py
index 909d619..342aaac 100644
--- a/zotify/api.py
+++ b/zotify/api.py
@@ -197,11 +197,12 @@ def ensure_uri(item: dict | None, type_attr_and_ind: str):
                     if not uri:  uri = f":local:{type_attr_and_ind.lower()}:{name}:::"
                     item[URI] = uri
                 
-                def unknown_user(owner_username: str | None) -> dict | None:
-                    if not owner_username: return None
-                    return { URI : f":{USER}:{owner_username}",
+                def unknown_user(username: str | None) -> dict | None:
+                    if not username: return None
+                    display_name = Zotify.get_user_display_name(username)
+                    return { URI : f":{USER}:{username}",
                              TYPE: USER,
-                             DISPLAY_NAME: owner_username   }
+                             DISPLAY_NAME: display_name   }
                 
                 activity_period             : list[dict]        = resp.get(ACTIVITY_PERIOD)
                 if activity_period:
@@ -1305,7 +1306,7 @@ class User(Container):
     _contains = Playlist
     def __init__(self, uri: str):
         super().__init__(uri)
-        self.display_name   : str   = None # will be id if not permit_client_api()
+        self.display_name   : str   = None
         self.external_urls  : dict  = None
 
 
diff --git a/zotify/config.py b/zotify/config.py
index 3963f56..43f46da 100644
--- a/zotify/config.py
+++ b/zotify/config.py
@@ -644,11 +644,12 @@ class Zotify:
     DOWNLOAD_BITRATE        : str                       = None
     
     # DYNAMICS
-    TOTAL_API_CALLS         : int   = None
-    DATETIME_LAUNCH         : str   = None
-    LEGACY_API_ENDOINTS     : bool  = True
-    FORCE_LIBRE_METADATA    : bool  = False
-    FORCE_STREAM_API_CALLS  : bool  = False
+    TOTAL_API_CALLS         : int             = None
+    DATETIME_LAUNCH         : str             = None
+    LEGACY_API_ENDOINTS     : bool            = True
+    FORCE_LIBRE_METADATA    : bool            = False
+    FORCE_STREAM_API_CALLS  : bool            = False
+    USER_DISPLAY_NAME_MAP   : dict[str, str]  = None
     
     @classmethod
     def start(cls) -> None:
@@ -656,6 +657,7 @@ def start(cls) -> None:
             Printer.debug(f"Total API Calls: {cls.TOTAL_API_CALLS}")
         cls.DATETIME_LAUNCH = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S")
         cls.TOTAL_API_CALLS = 0
+        cls.USER_DISPLAY_NAME_MAP = {}
     
     @classmethod
     def login(cls, args):
@@ -784,6 +786,20 @@ def id_from_gid(gid: str) -> str:
     @staticmethod
     def hex_id_from_file_id(file_id: str) -> str:
         return hexlify(b64decode(file_id.encode())).decode()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_user_display_name(username: str) -> str:
+        try:
+            display_name = Zotify.USER_DISPLAY_NAME_MAP.get(username)
+            if not display_name:
+                user_profile = Zotify.SESSION.api().get_user_profile(username, 0, 0)
+                display_name = user_profile[NAME]
+                Zotify.USER_DISPLAY_NAME_MAP[username] = display_name
+            return display_name
+        except Exception as e:
+            Printer.debug(f"Failed to fetch display name for {username}")
+            Printer.traceback(e)
+            return {}
     
     @staticmethod
     def to_libre_content(ContClass: type, uri: str) -> metadata.Id | None: