diff --git a/src/equicordplugins/userpfp/index.tsx b/src/equicordplugins/userpfp/index.tsx
index 57d350aa4..810f9ddf0 100644
--- a/src/equicordplugins/userpfp/index.tsx
+++ b/src/equicordplugins/userpfp/index.tsx
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ export default definePlugin({
 
         if (avatars[userId]) {
             const customUrl = avatars[userId];
+            if (customUrl.startsWith("data:")) return customUrl;
+
             try {
                 const res = new URL(customUrl);
                 if (size) res.searchParams.set("size", size.toString());