diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 954bc6b..270db99 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ async function sendMessage(e) {
   const messageObj = JSON.stringify({
     type: 'message',
     name: config.userName,
-    avatar: config.userAvatar,
+    avatar: updatePortInUrl(config.userAvatar),
     topic: topic,
     timestamp: timestamp,
     message