Template.user_profile.user = function(){ if(userId=Session.get('selectedUserId')){ return Meteor.users.findOne(userId); } } Template.user_profile.avatarUrl = function(){ return Gravatar.getGravatar(this, { d: 'http://telescope.herokuapp.com/img/default_avatar.png', s: 80 }); } Template.user_profile.createdAtFormatted = Template.user_item.createdAtFormatted; Template.user_profile.isCurrentUser = function(){ return Meteor.user() && (Session.get('selectedUserId') === Meteor.user()._id); }