diff --git a/webapp/components/Upload.vue b/webapp/components/Upload.vue
index 5c491d49c..9f74de174 100644
--- a/webapp/components/Upload.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/Upload.vue
@@ -3,16 +3,18 @@
     <vue-dropzone
       id="dropzone"
       ref="el"
-      :include-styling="false"
       :options="dropzoneOptions"
+      :include-styling="false"
+      :style="{ backgroundImage: `url(${user.avatar})`}"
+      class="vue-dropzone-div"
     >
-    <!-- <ds-icon name="image" size="xxx-large"/> -->
+      <!-- <slot></slot> -->
     </vue-dropzone>
   </div>
 </template>
 <script>
 import vueDropzone from 'nuxt-dropzone'
-import 'nuxt-dropzone/dropzone.css'
+// import 'nuxt-dropzone/dropzone.css'
 
 export default {
   components: {
@@ -26,9 +28,7 @@ export default {
       dropzoneOptions: {
         url: 'https://httpbin.org/post',
         thumbnailWidth: 150,
-        maxFilesize: 0.5,
-        dictDefaultMessage:
-          "<img src='https://s3.amazonaws.com/uifaces/faces/twitter/envex/128.jpg' />"
+        maxFilesize: 0.5
       }
     }
   },
@@ -39,7 +39,13 @@ export default {
 }
 </script>
 <style>
-img {
+.vue-dropzone-div {
+  /* position: relative; */
+  margin-left: 35px;
+  width: 122px;
+  min-height: 122px;
+  background-size: cover;
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
   border-radius: 50%;
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/webapp/pages/profile/_id/_slug.vue b/webapp/pages/profile/_id/_slug.vue
index 64addaa25..5f7df20ac 100644
--- a/webapp/pages/profile/_id/_slug.vue
+++ b/webapp/pages/profile/_id/_slug.vue
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@
           :class="{'disabled-content': user.disabled}"
           style="position: relative; height: auto;"
         >
-          <hc-upload :user="user" />
-          <!-- <ds-avatar
-            :image="user.avatar"
-            :name="userName"
-            class="profile-avatar"
-            size="x-large"
-          /> -->
+          <hc-upload :user="user">
+            <ds-avatar
+              :image="user.avatar"
+              :name="userName"
+              class="profile-avatar"
+              size="x-large"
+            />
+          </hc-upload>
           <no-ssr>
             <content-menu
               placement="bottom-end"