diff --git a/client/lib/avatar.coffee b/client/lib/avatar.coffee
index 2947c0a7d41..1bb792256f5 100644
--- a/client/lib/avatar.coffee
+++ b/client/lib/avatar.coffee
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	if not username?
 		return
 
-	return Meteor.absoluteUrl "/avatar/#{username}.jpg?_dc=#{random}"
+	return Meteor.absoluteUrl "avatar/#{username}.jpg?_dc=#{random}"
 
 Blaze.registerHelper 'avatarUrlFromUsername', getAvatarUrlFromUsername