diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 195e091454925f590d45d44de3c78a4859cecfb2..63b8c25614bc5751e653d836d6dee49979804d61 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ window.onSceneLoad = function() {
     scene.setAttribute('stats', true);
   }
 
-  const username = promptForName(); // promptForName is blocking
+  let username = qs.name;
+  if (!username) {
+    username = promptForName(username); // promptForName is blocking
+  }
   const myNametag = document.querySelector("#player-rig .nametag");
   myNametag.setAttribute("text", "value", username);