diff --git a/modules/users/client/directives/medal-flag.client.directive.js b/modules/users/client/directives/medal-flag.client.directive.js
index 809af69a..95bbaaf6 100644
--- a/modules/users/client/directives/medal-flag.client.directive.js
+++ b/modules/users/client/directives/medal-flag.client.directive.js
@@ -7,29 +7,33 @@
   medalFlag.$inject = ['$compile', '$translate', '$filter'];
 
   function medalFlag($compile, $translate, $filter) {
+    var user = undefined;
+
     var directive = {
       restrict: 'A',
+      replace: true,
+      scope: {
+        medalUser: '=medalFlag',
+        medalCount: '=medalCount'
+      },
       link: link
     };
 
     return directive;
 
     function link(scope, element, attrs) {
-      scope.$watch(attrs.medalFlag, function (s) {
-        if (s) {
-          var user = s;
-          var number = attrs.medalCount || 0;
-          var title = $translate.instant('USER_MEDAL_FLAG', {name: user.displayName});
-          var cls = attrs.medalFlagClass;
+      scope.$watch(function () {
+        var number = scope.medalCount || 0;
+        var title = $translate.instant('USER_MEDAL_FLAG', {name: scope.medalUser.displayName});
+        var cls = attrs.medalFlagClass;
 
-          var ele = angular.element('<i class="far fa-shield-alt text-mt" ng-click="$event.stopPropagation();"> <span class="medal-data">' + number + '</span></i>');
+        var ele = angular.element('<i class="far fa-shield-alt text-mt" ng-click="$event.stopPropagation();"> <span class="medal-data">' + number + '</span></i>');
 
-          ele.addClass(cls ? cls : '');
-          ele.attr('title', title);
+        ele.addClass(cls ? cls : '');
+        ele.attr('title', title);
 
-          element.append(ele);
-          $compile(element.contents())(scope);
-        }
+        element.html(ele);
+        $compile(element.contents())(scope);
       });
     }
   }
diff --git a/modules/users/client/views/admin/view-user.client.view.html b/modules/users/client/views/admin/view-user.client.view.html
index 70bcedf3..d885739c 100644
--- a/modules/users/client/views/admin/view-user.client.view.html
+++ b/modules/users/client/views/admin/view-user.client.view.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                                 <span class="user-seeding"><span seeding-flag="vm.user" seeding-flag-class="user-seeding-flag"></span></span>
                                 <span class="user-leeching"><span leeching-flag="vm.user" leeching-flag-class="user-leeching-flag"></span></span>
                                 <span class="user-ratio"><span ratio-flag="vm.user" ratio-flag-class="user-ratio-flag"></span></span>
-                                <span class="user-medals-count"><span medal-flag="vm.user" medal-count="{{vm.userMedals.length}}" medal-flag-class="user-medal-flag"></span></span>
+                                <span class="user-medals-count"><span medal-flag="vm.user" medal-count="vm.userMedals.length" medal-flag-class="user-medal-flag"></span></span>
                             </li>
                         </ul>
                     </div>
diff --git a/modules/users/client/views/status/account.client.view.html b/modules/users/client/views/status/account.client.view.html
index 8f0dab19..23fd50ca 100644
--- a/modules/users/client/views/status/account.client.view.html
+++ b/modules/users/client/views/status/account.client.view.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
                                 <span class="user-seeding"><span seeding-flag="vm.user" seeding-flag-class="user-seeding-flag"></span></span>
                                 <span class="user-leeching"><span leeching-flag="vm.user" leeching-flag-class="user-leeching-flag"></span></span>
                                 <span class="user-ratio"><span ratio-flag="vm.user" ratio-flag-class="user-ratio-flag"></span></span>
-                                <span class="user-medals-count"><span medal-flag="vm.user" medal-count="{{vm.userMedals.length}}" medal-flag-class="user-medal-flag"></span></span>
+                                <span class="user-medals-count"><span medal-flag="vm.user" medal-count="vm.userMedals.length" medal-flag-class="user-medal-flag"></span></span>
                             </li>
                         </ul>
                     </div>
diff --git a/modules/users/client/views/userinfo/userinfo.client.view.html b/modules/users/client/views/userinfo/userinfo.client.view.html
index 8c136b5f..bc69e8b0 100644
--- a/modules/users/client/views/userinfo/userinfo.client.view.html
+++ b/modules/users/client/views/userinfo/userinfo.client.view.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                                 <span class="user-seeding"><span seeding-flag="vm.user" seeding-flag-class="user-seeding-flag"></span></span>
                                 <span class="user-leeching"><span leeching-flag="vm.user" leeching-flag-class="user-leeching-flag"></span></span>
                                 <span class="user-ratio"><span ratio-flag="vm.user" ratio-flag-class="user-ratio-flag"></span></span>
-                                <span class="user-medals-count"><span medal-flag="vm.user" medal-count="{{vm.userMedals.length}}" medal-flag-class="user-medal-flag"></span></span>
+                                <span class="user-medals-count"><span medal-flag="vm.user" medal-count="vm.userMedals.length" medal-flag-class="user-medal-flag"></span></span>
                             </li>
                         </ul>
                     </div>