diff --git a/app/User.php b/app/User.php
index a746bd1c7..d6d573d21 100644
--- a/app/User.php
+++ b/app/User.php
@@ -44,13 +44,18 @@ class User extends Model implements AuthenticatableContract, CanResetPasswordCon
         if ($info) {
             $pic = $this->checkArray('avatar', $info);
         }
-        if (!$pic) {
-            $pic = asset('uploads/profilepic/'.$value);
+        if (!$pic && $value) {
+            $pic = "";
+            $file = public_path('uploads/profilepic/' . $value);
+            if ($file) {
+                $type = pathinfo($file, PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
+                $data = file_get_contents($file);
+                $pic = 'data:image/' . $type . ';base64,' . base64_encode($data);
+            }
         }
         if (!$value) {
             $pic = \Gravatar::src($this->attributes['email']);
         }
-
         return $pic;
     }