diff --git a/Models/UserBase.php b/Models/UserBase.php
index ed49ea602..984ebd0f8 100644
--- a/Models/UserBase.php
+++ b/Models/UserBase.php
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public function getAvatarAttribute() {
         if($this->avatar_url)
         {
             $url = asset($this->avatar_url);
-            if (filter_var($url, FILTER_VALIDATE_URL) && @getimagesize($url)) {
+            if (filter_var($url, FILTER_VALIDATE_URL)) {
                 return $url;
             } else {
                 return vh_get_avatar_by_email($this->email);