diff --git a/packages/mgt-components/src/components/mgt-person/mgt-person.ts b/packages/mgt-components/src/components/mgt-person/mgt-person.ts
index afd078b99f..5f87c166c8 100644
--- a/packages/mgt-components/src/components/mgt-person/mgt-person.ts
+++ b/packages/mgt-components/src/components/mgt-person/mgt-person.ts
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ export class MgtPerson extends MgtTemplatedComponent {
       }
     }
 
-    details = details ? details : this.fallbackDetails;
+    details = this.personDetailsInternal || this.personDetails || this.fallbackDetails;
 
     // populate presence
     const defaultPresence: Presence = {