diff --git a/layouts/partials/sidebar.html b/layouts/partials/sidebar.html
index c712005..2e33fec 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/sidebar.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/sidebar.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       {{ if and (isset .Site.Params "authorimage") (not (isset .Site.Params.social "gravatar")) }}
         {{ with .Site.Params.authorimage }}
         {{ $strippedSlash := ($.Site.Params.authorimage | replaceRE "^(/)+(.*)" "$2") }}
-        {{ $authorImage := (printf "%s/%s" $.Site.BaseURL $strippedSlash) }}
+        {{ $authorImage := (printf "%s%s" $.Site.BaseURL $strippedSlash) }}
         <div class="author-image">
           <img src="{{$authorImage}}" alt="Author Image" class="img--circle img--headshot element--center">
         </div>
diff --git a/layouts/partials/sidebar/about.html b/layouts/partials/sidebar/about.html
index 5e93517..26c8b6f 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/sidebar/about.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/sidebar/about.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   </span>
   {{ with .Site.Params.authorimage }}
   {{ $strippedSlash := ($.Site.Params.authorimage | replaceRE "^(/)+(.*)" "$2") }}
-  {{ $authorImage := (printf "%s/%s" $.Site.BaseURL $strippedSlash) }}
+  {{ $authorImage := (printf "%s%s" $.Site.BaseURL $strippedSlash) }}
   <div class="author-image">
     <img src="{{$authorImage}}" alt="Author Image" class="img--circle img--headshot element--center">
   </div>