diff --git a/web/templates/user_profile_modal.hbs b/web/templates/user_profile_modal.hbs
index e40eb5bedd..f15f9ef5fe 100644
--- a/web/templates/user_profile_modal.hbs
+++ b/web/templates/user_profile_modal.hbs
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
                 <h1 class="modal__title user-profile-name-heading" id="name">
                     {{#unless is_bot}}
                         {{#if is_active}}
-                            <div class="tippy-zulip-tooltip user-status-icon-wrapper" data-tippy-content="{{last_seen}}">
+                            <span class="tippy-zulip-tooltip user-status-icon-wrapper" data-tippy-content="{{last_seen}}">
                                 <span class="zulip-icon zulip-icon-{{user_circle_class}} {{user_circle_class}} user-circle user_profile_presence" data-presence-indicator-user-id="{{user_id}}"></span>
-                            </div>
+                            </span>
                         {{else}}
-                            <div>
+                            <span>
                                 <i class="fa fa-ban deactivated-user-icon tippy-zulip-tooltip" data-tippy-content="Deactivated user"></i>
-                            </div>
+                            </span>
                         {{/if}}
                     {{/unless}}
                     {{#if is_bot}}