diff --git a/notifications/views.py b/notifications/views.py
index 2170da02f09e20d7ae8dd75078e9cb6fd75a448b..7aba49a673a01bb0854ea8edda390306e9a75e6e 100644
--- a/notifications/views.py
+++ b/notifications/views.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def live_notification_list(request):
         struct = model_to_dict(n)
         struct['slug'] = id2slug(n.id)
         if n.actor:
-            struct['actor'] = str(n.actor)
+            struct['actor'] = '{f} {l}'.format(f=n.actor.first_name, l=n.actor.last_name)
         if n.target:
             struct['target'] = str(n.target)
             struct['forward_link'] = n.get_absolute_url()