diff --git a/web/src/api/media.ts b/web/src/api/media.ts
index 2c5c503..ba02208 100644
--- a/web/src/api/media.ts
+++ b/web/src/api/media.ts
@@ -81,12 +81,13 @@ function getFallbackCharacter(from: unknown, idx: number): string {
 export const getAvatarURL = (userID: UserID, content?: UserProfile | null): string | undefined => {
 	const fallbackCharacter = getFallbackCharacter(content?.displayname, 0) || getFallbackCharacter(userID, 1)
 	const backgroundColor = getUserColor(userID)
+	let server: string | undefined
+	let mediaID: string | undefined
 	if (content?.avatar_file) {
-		const [server, mediaID] = parseMXC(content.avatar_file.url)
-		const fallback = `${backgroundColor}:${fallbackCharacter}`
-		return `_gomuks/media/${server}/${mediaID}?encrypted=true&fallback=${encodeURIComponent(fallback)}`
+		[server, mediaID] = parseMXC(content.avatar_file.url)
+	} else {
+		[server, mediaID] = parseMXC(content?.avatar_url)
 	}
-	const [server, mediaID] = parseMXC(content?.avatar_url)
 	if (!mediaID) {
 		return makeFallbackAvatar(backgroundColor, fallbackCharacter)
 	}