diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index 18bc94074f..38f6e76862 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ function conversation(&$a, $items, $mode, $update, $preview = false) {
 					'name' => $profile_name_e,
 					'sparkle' => $sparkle,
 					'lock' => $lock,
-					'thumb' => proxy_url($profile_avatar, false, PROXY_SIZE_THUMB),
+					'thumb' => App::remove_baseurl(proxy_url($profile_avatar, false, PROXY_SIZE_THUMB)),
 					'title' => $item['title_e'],
 					'body' => $body_e,
 					'tags' => $tags_e,