diff --git a/d2m/actions/register-user.js b/d2m/actions/register-user.js
index 62e0fb6..9b5527f 100644
--- a/d2m/actions/register-user.js
+++ b/d2m/actions/register-user.js
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ async function ensureSimJoined(user, roomID) {
  */
 async function memberToStateContent(user, member, guildID) {
 	let displayname = user.username
-	// if (member.nick && member.nick !== displayname) displayname = member.nick + " | " + displayname // prepend nick if present
+	if (user.global_name) displayname = user.global_name
 	if (member.nick) displayname = member.nick
 
 	const content = {
diff --git a/d2m/actions/register-user.test.js b/d2m/actions/register-user.test.js
index 5cee80b..96c73aa 100644
--- a/d2m/actions/register-user.test.js
+++ b/d2m/actions/register-user.test.js
@@ -22,6 +22,26 @@ test("member2state: without member nick or avatar", async t => {
 	)
 })
 
+test("member2state: with global name, without member nick or avatar", async t => {
+	t.deepEqual(
+		await _memberToStateContent(testData.member.papiophidian.user, testData.member.papiophidian, testData.guild.general.id),
+		{
+			avatar_url: "mxc://cadence.moe/JPzSmALLirnIprlSMKohSSoX",
+			displayname: "PapiOphidian",
+			membership: "join",
+			"moe.cadence.ooye.member": {
+				avatar: "/avatars/320067006521147393/5fc4ad85c1ea876709e9a7d3374a78a1.png?size=1024"
+			},
+			"uk.half-shot.discord.member": {
+				bot: false,
+				displayColor: 1579292,
+				id: "320067006521147393",
+				username: "@papiophidian"
+			}
+		}
+	)
+})
+
 test("member2state: with member nick and avatar", async t => {
 	t.deepEqual(
 		await _memberToStateContent(testData.member.sheep.user, testData.member.sheep, testData.guild.general.id),
diff --git a/test/data.js b/test/data.js
index ea9f66a..1a526aa 100644
--- a/test/data.js
+++ b/test/data.js
@@ -222,6 +222,40 @@ module.exports = {
 			},
 			mute: false,
 			deaf: false
+		},
+		papiophidian: {
+			avatar: null,
+			communication_disabled_until: null,
+			flags: 0,
+			joined_at: "2018-08-05T09:40:47.076000+00:00",
+			nick: null,
+			pending: false,
+			premium_since: "2021-09-30T18:58:44.996000+00:00",
+			roles: [
+				"475599410068324352",
+				"475599471049310208",
+				"497586624390234112",
+				"613685290938138625",
+				"475603310955593729",
+				"1151970058730487898",
+				"1151970058730487901"
+			],
+			unusual_dm_activity_until: null,
+			user: {
+				id: "320067006521147393",
+				username: "papiophidian",
+				avatar: "5fc4ad85c1ea876709e9a7d3374a78a1",
+				discriminator: "0",
+				public_flags: 4194880,
+				flags: 4194880,
+				banner: "a_6f311cf6a3851a98e2fa0335af85b1d1",
+				accent_color: 1579292,
+				global_name: "PapiOphidian",
+				avatar_decoration_data: null,
+				banner_color: "#18191c"
+			},
+			mute: false,
+			deaf: false
 		}
 	},
 	pins: {
diff --git a/test/ooye-test-data.sql b/test/ooye-test-data.sql
index f5cfb5c..f8039cc 100644
--- a/test/ooye-test-data.sql
+++ b/test/ooye-test-data.sql
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ INSERT INTO file (discord_url, mxc_url) VALUES
 ('https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/230201364309868544.png', 'mxc://cadence.moe/qWmbXeRspZRLPcjseyLmeyXC'),
 ('https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/393635038903926784.gif', 'mxc://cadence.moe/WbYqNlACRuicynBfdnPYtmvc'),
 ('https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/176333891320283136/1157854643037163610/Screenshot_20231001_034036.jpg', 'mxc://cadence.moe/zAXdQriaJuLZohDDmacwWWDR'),
-('https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1125827250609201255.png', 'mxc://cadence.moe/pgdGTxAyEltccRgZKxdqzHHP');
+('https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1125827250609201255.png', 'mxc://cadence.moe/pgdGTxAyEltccRgZKxdqzHHP'),
+('https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/320067006521147393/5fc4ad85c1ea876709e9a7d3374a78a1.png?size=1024', 'mxc://cadence.moe/JPzSmALLirnIprlSMKohSSoX');
 
 INSERT INTO emoji (emoji_id, name, animated, mxc_url) VALUES
 ('230201364309868544', 'hippo', 0, 'mxc://cadence.moe/qWmbXeRspZRLPcjseyLmeyXC'),