diff --git a/lib/skins.js b/lib/skins.js
index a6e1637..d2c7cda 100644
--- a/lib/skins.js
+++ b/lib/skins.js
@@ -104,8 +104,12 @@ exp.resize_img = function(inname, size, callback) {
 // returns "mhf_alex" or "mhf_steve" calculated by the +uuid+
 exp.default_skin = function(uuid) {
   if (uuid.length <= 16) {
-    // we can't get the skin type by username
-    return "mhf_steve";
+    if (uuid.toLowerCase() === "mhf_alex") {
+      return uuid;
+    } else {
+      // we can't get the skin type by username
+      return "mhf_steve";
+    }
   } else {
     // great thanks to Minecrell for research into Minecraft and Java's UUID hashing!
     // https://git.io/xJpV