diff --git a/profiles/models.py b/profiles/models.py
index 3c12017..31df212 100644
--- a/profiles/models.py
+++ b/profiles/models.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def upload_to(instance, filename: str):
 # Create your models here.
 class ProfileModel(models.Model):
     user = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
-    avatar_url = models.ImageField(upload_to=upload_to, default="../static/avatars/default.avif") #blank=True, null=True)
+    avatar_url = models.ImageField(upload_to=upload_to, default="./profiles/static/avatars/default.avif") #blank=True, null=True)
 
 @receiver(post_save, sender=User)
 def on_user_created(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
diff --git a/profiles/viewsets.py b/profiles/viewsets.py
index 03d8858..d9500aa 100644
--- a/profiles/viewsets.py
+++ b/profiles/viewsets.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class ProfileViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
         profile: ProfileModel = ProfileModel.objects.get(pk=self.request.user.pk)
         avatar = self.request.data.get("file", None)
         if (avatar is not None):
-            if (profile.avatar_url.name != "default.avif"):
+            if (profile.avatar_url.name != "./profiles/static/avatars/default.avif"):
                 profile.avatar_url.storage.delete(profile.avatar_url.name)
             profile.avatar_url = avatar
         profile.save()
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