diff --git a/_includes/author-profile.html b/_includes/author-profile.html
index 548d7d74..59d499d8 100644
--- a/_includes/author-profile.html
+++ b/_includes/author-profile.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
   <div class="author__avatar">
     {% if author.avatar contains "://" %}
-    	<img src="{{ author.avatar | prepend: "/" }}" alt="{{ author.name }}">
+    	<img src="{{ author.avatar }}" alt="{{ author.name }}">
     {% else %}
     	<img src="{{ author.avatar | prepend: "/" | prepend: base_path }}" class="author__avatar" alt="{{ author.name }}">
     {% endif %}