diff --git a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatPage.js b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatPage.js
index 83a46469..7826d596 100644
--- a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatPage.js
+++ b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatPage.js
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class ChatPage extends LitElement {
             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=${myNode.apiKey}`;
-            avatarImg = `<img src="${avatarUrl}" style="max-width:100%; max-height:100%;" onerror="this.onerror=null;this.style.display='none';" />`;
+            avatarImg = `<img src="${avatarUrl}" style="max-width:100%; max-height:100%;" onerror="this.onerror=null; this.src='/img/standard_chat_avatar.png';" />`;
         }
 
         return `