diff --git a/lib/hooks/ens-cache.js b/lib/hooks/ens-cache.js
--- a/lib/hooks/ens-cache.js
+++ b/lib/hooks/ens-cache.js
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
 function useStringForUser(
   user: ?(RelativeUserInfo | RelativeMemberInfo),
 ): ?string {
-  const rawStringForUser = user ? stringForUser(user) : null;
-  const [ensName, setENSName] = React.useState<?string>(null);
-
   const ethAddress = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (
       !user ||
@@ -26,15 +23,22 @@
     return user.username;
   }, [user]);
 
+  const cacheContext = React.useContext(ENSCacheContext);
+  const { ensCache } = cacheContext;
+  const cachedResult =
+    ethAddress && ensCache
+      ? ensCache.getCachedNameForAddress(ethAddress)
+      : null;
+
+  const [ensName, setENSName] = React.useState<?string>(null);
+
   React.useEffect(() => {
     // Whenever the ETH address changes, clear out ENS name before requery below
     setENSName(null);
   }, [ethAddress]);
 
-  const cacheContext = React.useContext(ENSCacheContext);
-  const { ensCache } = cacheContext;
   React.useEffect(() => {
-    if (!ethAddress || !ensCache) {
+    if (cachedResult || !ethAddress || !ensCache) {
       return;
     }
     let cancelled = false;
@@ -47,9 +51,17 @@
     return () => {
       cancelled = true;
     };
-  }, [ethAddress, ensCache]);
+  }, [cachedResult, ethAddress, ensCache]);
 
-  return ensName ?? rawStringForUser;
+  if (ensName) {
+    return ensName;
+  } else if (cachedResult) {
+    return cachedResult;
+  } else if (user) {
+    return stringForUser(user);
+  } else {
+    return null;
+  }
 }
 
 export { useStringForUser };