diff --git a/webapp/components/Chat/Chat.vue b/webapp/components/Chat/Chat.vue
index 37c2b3e06..faffa45e0 100644
--- a/webapp/components/Chat/Chat.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/Chat/Chat.vue
@@ -334,9 +334,7 @@ export default {
         ;[...this.messages, ...Message].forEach((m) => {
           if (m.senderId !== this.currentUser.id) m.seen = true
           m.date = new Date(m.date).toDateString()
-          if (!m.avatar?.startsWith('/api/')) {
-            m.avatar = this.$filters.proxyApiUrl(m.avatar)
-          }
+          m.avatar = this.$filters.proxyApiUrl(m.avatar)
           msgs[m.indexId] = m
         })
         this.messages = msgs.filter(Boolean)
diff --git a/webapp/plugins/vue-filters.js b/webapp/plugins/vue-filters.js
index 5368385b7..327bf518d 100644
--- a/webapp/plugins/vue-filters.js
+++ b/webapp/plugins/vue-filters.js
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ export default ({ app = {} }) => {
     proxyApiUrl: (input) => {
       const url = input && (input.url || input)
       if (!url) return url
+      if (url.startsWith('/api/')) return url
       return url.startsWith('/') ? url.replace('/', '/api/') : url
     },
   })