diff --git a/exampleSite/config.toml b/exampleSite/config.toml
index 72d7e926..97990d99 100755
--- a/exampleSite/config.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/config.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ enableEmoji = true
 
 [author]
   name = "Congo"
-  image = "/img/author.jpg"
+  image = "img/author.jpg"
   links = [
     { twitter = "https://twitter.com/" },
     { facebook = "https://facebook.com/" },
diff --git a/layouts/partials/author.html b/layouts/partials/author.html
index 2715e544..befd7805 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/author.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/author.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {{ if .Params.showAuthor | default (.Site.Params.article.showAuthor | default true) }}
   <div class="flex items-center">
     {{ with .Site.Author.image }}
-      <img class="w-24 h-24 !mt-0 !mb-0 mr-4 rounded-full" src="{{ . }}" />
+      <img class="w-24 h-24 !mt-0 !mb-0 mr-4 rounded-full" src="{{ . | absURL }}" />
     {{ end }}
     <div>
       {{ with .Site.Author.name }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/home/profile.html b/layouts/partials/home/profile.html
index 6af33fcb..31626cef 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/home/profile.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/home/profile.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 >
   <header class="flex flex-col items-center mb-3">
     {{ with .Site.Author.image }}
-      <img class="mb-2 rounded-full w-36 h-36" src="{{ . }}" />
+      <img class="mb-2 rounded-full w-36 h-36" src="{{ . | absURL }}" />
     {{ end }}
     <h1 class="text-4xl font-extrabold">
       {{ .Site.Author.name | default .Site.Title }}