diff --git a/app/src/main/java/be/ugent/sel/studeez/common/composable/TextComposable.kt b/app/src/main/java/be/ugent/sel/studeez/common/composable/TextComposable.kt
index 4fca2ee..b7e4906 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/be/ugent/sel/studeez/common/composable/TextComposable.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/be/ugent/sel/studeez/common/composable/TextComposable.kt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package be.ugent.sel.studeez.common.composable
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
-import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
 import androidx.compose.material.Text
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
@@ -18,8 +17,7 @@ fun Headline(
     ) {
         Text(
             text = text,
-            modifier = Modifier.size(34.dp)
-                .height(45.dp)
+            modifier = Modifier.height(45.dp)
         )
     }
 }
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/be/ugent/sel/studeez/screens/profile/ProfileScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/be/ugent/sel/studeez/screens/profile/ProfileScreen.kt
index d08a5aa..56568c4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/be/ugent/sel/studeez/screens/profile/ProfileScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/be/ugent/sel/studeez/screens/profile/ProfileScreen.kt
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
 package be.ugent.sel.studeez.screens.profile
 
-import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
-import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
-import androidx.compose.runtime.rememberCoroutineScope
+import androidx.compose.runtime.*
 import androidx.hilt.navigation.compose.hiltViewModel
 import be.ugent.sel.studeez.R
 import be.ugent.sel.studeez.common.composable.Headline
 import be.ugent.sel.studeez.common.composable.PrimaryScreenTemplate
 import be.ugent.sel.studeez.resources
-import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
-import kotlinx.coroutines.coroutineScope
-import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import be.ugent.sel.studeez.R.string as AppText
 
 @Composable
@@ -19,10 +14,10 @@ fun ProfileScreen(
     openAndPopUp: (String, String) -> Unit,
     viewModel: ProfileViewModel = hiltViewModel()
 ) {
-    val coroutineScope: CoroutineScope = rememberCoroutineScope()
-
-    var username: String? = null
-
+    var username: String? by remember { mutableStateOf("") }
+    LaunchedEffect(key1 = Unit) {
+        username = viewModel.getUsername()
+    }
 
     PrimaryScreenTemplate(
         title = resources().getString(AppText.profile),
@@ -31,10 +26,4 @@ fun ProfileScreen(
     ) {
         Headline(text = (username ?: resources().getString(R.string.no_username)))
     }
-
-    LaunchedEffect(true) {
-        coroutineScope.launch {
-            username = viewModel.getUsername()
-        }
-    }
 }
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