diff --git a/app/Profile.php b/app/Profile.php
index 491606031..f02144f09 100644
--- a/app/Profile.php
+++ b/app/Profile.php
@@ -164,15 +164,16 @@ class Profile extends Model
 				if(substr($avatar->cdn_url, 0, 8) === 'https://') {
 					return $avatar->cdn_url;
 				} else {
-					return url($avatar->cdn_url);
+					return url('/storage/avatars/default.jpg');
 				}
 			}
 
-			if($avatar->is_remote) {
+			$path = $avatar->media_path;
+
+			if(substr($path, 0, 6) !== 'public') {
 				return url('/storage/avatars/default.jpg');
 			}
-			
-			$path = $avatar->media_path;
+
 			$path = "{$path}?v={$avatar->change_count}";
 
 			return config('app.url') . Storage::url($path);
diff --git a/app/Services/MediaStorageService.php b/app/Services/MediaStorageService.php
index eac7da1a7..1c3272ec1 100644
--- a/app/Services/MediaStorageService.php
+++ b/app/Services/MediaStorageService.php
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ class MediaStorageService {
 		$file = $disk->putFileAs($base, new File($tmpName), $path, 'public');
 		$permalink = $disk->url($file);
 
-		$avatar->media_path = $base . $path;
+		$avatar->media_path = $base . '/' . $path;
 		$avatar->is_remote = true;
 		$avatar->cdn_url = $local ? config('app.url') . $permalink : $permalink;
 		$avatar->size = $head['length'];