diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 7ebdb57b2..60ecba12e 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@eslint-community/eslint-plugin-eslint-comments": "^4.5.0",
-    "@faker-js/faker": "9.6.0",
+    "@faker-js/faker": "9.7.0",
     "@types/jest": "^29.5.14",
     "@types/node": "^22.14.1",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.62.0",
diff --git a/backend/src/db/factories.ts b/backend/src/db/factories.ts
index 6839ae65c..a0230a467 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/factories.ts
+++ b/backend/src/db/factories.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { Factory } from 'rosie'
 import slugify from 'slug'
 import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid'
 
-import CONFIG from '@config/index'
 import generateInviteCode from '@schema/resolvers/helpers/generateInviteCode'
 
 import { getDriver, getNeode } from './neo4j'
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ import { getDriver, getNeode } from './neo4j'
 const neode = getNeode()
 
 const uniqueImageUrl = (imageUrl) => {
-  const newUrl = new URL(imageUrl, CONFIG.CLIENT_URI)
+  const newUrl = new URL(imageUrl)
   newUrl.search = `random=${uuid()}`
   return newUrl.toString()
 }
@@ -60,13 +59,22 @@ Factory.define('badge')
   })
 
 Factory.define('image')
-  .attr('url', faker.image.url)
-  .attr('aspectRatio', 1.3333333333333333)
+  .attr('width', 400)
+  .attr('height', 300)
+  .attr('blur', 0)
   .attr('alt', faker.lorem.sentence)
   .attr('type', 'image/jpeg')
+  .attr('url', null)
   .after((buildObject, _options) => {
-    const { url: imageUrl } = buildObject
-    if (imageUrl) buildObject.url = uniqueImageUrl(imageUrl)
+    if (!buildObject.url) {
+      buildObject.url = faker.image.urlPicsumPhotos({
+        width: buildObject.width,
+        height: buildObject.height,
+        blur: buildObject.blur,
+      })
+    }
+    buildObject.url = uniqueImageUrl(buildObject.url)
+    buildObject.aspectRatio = buildObject.width / buildObject.height
     return neode.create('Image', buildObject)
   })
 
diff --git a/backend/src/db/seed.ts b/backend/src/db/seed.ts
index d0aa5bd29..08594d1b4 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/seed.ts
+++ b/backend/src/db/seed.ts
@@ -670,9 +670,9 @@ const languages = ['de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'pt', 'pl']
         categoryIds: ['cat16'],
         author: peterLustig,
         image: Factory.build('image', {
-          url: faker.image.urlLoremFlickr({ category: 'food', width: 300, height: 169 }),
+          width: 300,
+          height: 169,
           sensitive: true,
-          aspectRatio: 300 / 169,
         }),
       },
     )
@@ -686,8 +686,8 @@ const languages = ['de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'pt', 'pl']
         categoryIds: ['cat1'],
         author: bobDerBaumeister,
         image: Factory.build('image', {
-          url: faker.image.urlLoremFlickr({ category: 'technics', width: 300, height: 1500 }),
-          aspectRatio: 300 / 1500,
+          width: 300,
+          height: 1500,
         }),
       },
     )
@@ -734,8 +734,8 @@ const languages = ['de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'pt', 'pl']
         categoryIds: ['cat6'],
         author: peterLustig,
         image: Factory.build('image', {
-          url: faker.image.urlLoremFlickr({ category: 'city', width: 300, height: 857 }),
-          aspectRatio: 300 / 857,
+          width: 300,
+          height: 857,
         }),
       },
     )
@@ -773,8 +773,8 @@ const languages = ['de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'pt', 'pl']
         categoryIds: ['cat11'],
         author: louie,
         image: Factory.build('image', {
-          url: faker.image.urlLoremFlickr({ category: 'people', width: 300, height: 901 }),
-          aspectRatio: 300 / 901,
+          width: 300,
+          height: 901,
         }),
       },
     )
@@ -799,8 +799,8 @@ const languages = ['de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'pt', 'pl']
         categoryIds: ['cat14'],
         author: jennyRostock,
         image: Factory.build('image', {
-          url: faker.image.urlLoremFlickr({ category: 'abstract', width: 300, height: 200 }),
-          aspectRatio: 300 / 450,
+          width: 300,
+          height: 200,
         }),
       },
     )
@@ -859,7 +859,6 @@ const languages = ['de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'pt', 'pl']
       mutation: createPostMutation(),
       variables: {
         id: 'p8',
-        image: faker.image.urlLoremFlickr({ category: 'nature' }),
         title: `Quantum Flow Theory explains Quantum Gravity`,
         content: hashtagAndMention1,
         categoryIds: ['cat8'],
@@ -1218,9 +1217,6 @@ const languages = ['de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'pt', 'pl']
         {
           categoryIds: ['cat1'],
           author: jennyRostock,
-          image: Factory.build('image', {
-            url: faker.image.urlLoremFlickr({ category: 'abstract' }),
-          }),
         },
       )
     }
@@ -1269,9 +1265,6 @@ const languages = ['de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'pt', 'pl']
         {
           categoryIds: ['cat1'],
           author: peterLustig,
-          image: Factory.build('image', {
-            url: faker.image.urlLoremFlickr({ category: 'city' }),
-          }),
         },
       )
     }
@@ -1320,9 +1313,6 @@ const languages = ['de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'pt', 'pl']
         {
           categoryIds: ['cat1'],
           author: dewey,
-          image: Factory.build('image', {
-            url: faker.image.urlLoremFlickr({ category: 'food' }),
-          }),
         },
       )
     }
@@ -1371,9 +1361,6 @@ const languages = ['de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'pt', 'pl']
         {
           categoryIds: ['cat1'],
           author: louie,
-          image: Factory.build('image', {
-            url: faker.image.urlLoremFlickr({ category: 'technics' }),
-          }),
         },
       )
     }
@@ -1422,9 +1409,6 @@ const languages = ['de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'pt', 'pl']
         {
           categoryIds: ['cat1'],
           author: bobDerBaumeister,
-          image: Factory.build('image', {
-            url: faker.image.urlLoremFlickr({ category: 'people' }),
-          }),
         },
       )
     }
@@ -1473,9 +1457,6 @@ const languages = ['de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'pt', 'pl']
         {
           categoryIds: ['cat1'],
           author: huey,
-          image: Factory.build('image', {
-            url: faker.image.urlLoremFlickr({ category: 'nature' }),
-          }),
         },
       )
     }
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/softDelete/softDeleteMiddleware.spec.ts b/backend/src/middleware/softDelete/softDeleteMiddleware.spec.ts
index 6a718fdde..0264dedb9 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/softDelete/softDeleteMiddleware.spec.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/softDelete/softDeleteMiddleware.spec.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
       },
       {
         avatar: Factory.build('image', {
-          url: '/some/offensive/avatar.jpg',
+          url: 'http://localhost/some/offensive/avatar.jpg',
         }),
       },
     ),
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
       },
       {
         image: Factory.build('image', {
-          url: '/some/offensive/image.jpg',
+          url: 'http://localhost/some/offensive/image.jpg',
         }),
         author: troll,
         categoryIds,
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ describe('softDeleteMiddleware', () => {
           expect(subject.about).toEqual('This self description is very offensive'))
         it('displays avatar', () =>
           expect(subject.avatar).toEqual({
-            url: expect.stringContaining('/some/offensive/avatar.jpg'),
+            url: expect.stringMatching('http://localhost/some/offensive/avatar.jpg'),
           }))
       })
 
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ describe('softDeleteMiddleware', () => {
           expect(subject.contentExcerpt).toEqual('This is an offensive post content'))
         it('displays image', () =>
           expect(subject.image).toEqual({
-            url: expect.stringContaining('/some/offensive/image.jpg'),
+            url: expect.stringMatching('http://localhost/some/offensive/image.jpg'),
           }))
       })
 
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/images/images.spec.ts b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/images/images.spec.ts
index 8f8cebf36..0a2cbadbd 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/images/images.spec.ts
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/images/images.spec.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe('deleteImage', () => {
         {},
         {
           avatar: Factory.build('image', {
-            url: '/some/avatar/url/',
+            url: 'http://localhost/some/avatar/url/',
             alt: 'This is the avatar image of a user',
           }),
         },
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ describe('mergeImage', () => {
             ),
             image: Factory.build('image', {
               alt: 'This is the previous, not updated image',
-              url: '/some/original/url',
+              url: 'http://localhost/some/original/url',
             }),
           },
         )
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/posts.spec.ts b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/posts.spec.ts
index 108ff51c5..403db3950 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/posts.spec.ts
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/posts.spec.ts
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ describe('DeletePost', () => {
       },
       {
         image: Factory.build('image', {
-          url: 'path/to/some/image',
+          url: 'http://localhost/path/to/some/image',
         }),
         author,
         categoryIds,
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index 3bed8038a..3f0aa3990 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -1143,10 +1143,10 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@eslint/js/-/js-8.57.1.tgz#de633db3ec2ef6a3c89e2f19038063e8a122e2c2"
   integrity sha512-d9zaMRSTIKDLhctzH12MtXvJKSSUhaHcjV+2Z+GK+EEY7XKpP5yR4x+N3TAcHTcu963nIr+TMcCb4DBCYX1z6Q==
 
-"@faker-js/faker@9.6.0":
-  version "9.6.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@faker-js/faker/-/faker-9.6.0.tgz#64235d20330b142eef3d1d1638ba56c083b4bf1d"
-  integrity sha512-3vm4by+B5lvsFPSyep3ELWmZfE3kicDtmemVpuwl1yH7tqtnHdsA6hG8fbXedMVdkzgtvzWoRgjSB4Q+FHnZiw==
+"@faker-js/faker@9.7.0":
+  version "9.7.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@faker-js/faker/-/faker-9.7.0.tgz#1cf1fecfcad5e2da2332140bf3b5f23cc1c2a7f4"
+  integrity sha512-aozo5vqjCmDoXLNUJarFZx2IN/GgGaogY4TMJ6so/WLZOWpSV7fvj2dmrV6sEAnUm1O7aCrhTibjpzeDFgNqbg==
 
 "@graphql-toolkit/common@0.10.4":
   version "0.10.4"