diff --git a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatPage.js b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatPage.js
index b20a1621..49cfc239 100644
--- a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatPage.js
+++ b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatPage.js
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class ChatPage extends LitElement {
         if (messageObj.senderName) {
             const myNode = window.parent.reduxStore.getState().app.nodeConfig.knownNodes[window.parent.reduxStore.getState().app.nodeConfig.node];
             const nodeUrl = myNode.protocol + '://' + myNode.domain + ':' + myNode.port;
-            const avatarUrl = `${nodeUrl}/arbitrary/THUMBNAIL/${messageObj.senderName}/qortal_avatar?apiKey=${myNode.apiKey}`;
+            const avatarUrl = `${nodeUrl}/arbitrary/THUMBNAIL/${messageObj.senderName}/qortal_avatar?async=true&apiKey=${myNode.apiKey}`;
             avatarImg = `<img src="${avatarUrl}" style="max-width:100%; max-height:100%;" onerror="this.onerror=null; this.src='/img/incognito.png';" />`;
         }