diff --git a/components/CollectionCard.tsx b/components/CollectionCard.tsx
index 76a2706..a67d48d 100644
--- a/components/CollectionCard.tsx
+++ b/components/CollectionCard.tsx
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export default function CollectionCard({ collection, className }: Props) {
                 return (
                   <ProfilePhoto
                     key={i}
-                    src={`/api/v1/avatar/${e.userId}?${Date.now()}`}
+                    src={e.user.image ? e.user.image : undefined}
                     className="-mr-3 border-[3px]"
                   />
                 );
diff --git a/components/Modal/Collection/TeamManagement.tsx b/components/Modal/Collection/TeamManagement.tsx
index b163681..07854aa 100644
--- a/components/Modal/Collection/TeamManagement.tsx
+++ b/components/Modal/Collection/TeamManagement.tsx
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ export default function TeamManagement({
                     )}
                     <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
                       <ProfilePhoto
-                        src={`/api/v1/avatar/${e.userId}?${Date.now()}`}
+                        src={e.user.image ? e.user.image : undefined}
                         className="border-[3px]"
                       />
                       <div>
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ export default function TeamManagement({
       >
         <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
           <ProfilePhoto
-            src={`/api/v1/avatar/${collection.ownerId}?${Date.now()}`}
+            src={`uploads/avatar/${collection.ownerId}.jpg`}
             className="border-[3px]"
           />
           <div>
diff --git a/components/Navbar.tsx b/components/Navbar.tsx
index 9f8984f..4a91fb5 100644
--- a/components/Navbar.tsx
+++ b/components/Navbar.tsx
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export default function Navbar() {
             id="profile-dropdown"
           >
             <ProfilePhoto
-              src={account.profilePic}
+              src={account.image ? account.image : undefined}
               priority={true}
               className="sm:group-hover:h-8 sm:group-hover:w-8 duration-100 border-[3px]"
             />
diff --git a/components/ProfilePhoto.tsx b/components/ProfilePhoto.tsx
index e2f2b39..7dcb02c 100644
--- a/components/ProfilePhoto.tsx
+++ b/components/ProfilePhoto.tsx
@@ -2,38 +2,28 @@ import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
 import { faUser } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
 import Image from "next/image";
-import avatarExists from "@/lib/client/avatarExists";
 
 type Props = {
-  src: string;
+  src?: string;
   className?: string;
   emptyImage?: boolean;
-  status?: Function;
   priority?: boolean;
 };
 
-export default function ProfilePhoto({
-  src,
-  className,
-  emptyImage,
-  status,
-  priority,
-}: Props) {
-  const [error, setError] = useState<boolean>(emptyImage || true);
-
-  const checkAvatarExistence = async () => {
-    const canPass = await avatarExists(src);
-
-    setError(!canPass);
-  };
+export default function ProfilePhoto({ src, className, priority }: Props) {
+  const [image, setImage] = useState("");
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (src) checkAvatarExistence();
+    console.log(src);
+    if (src && !src?.includes("base64"))
+      setImage(`/api/v1/${src.replace("uploads/", "").replace(".jpg", "")}`);
+    else if (!src) setImage("");
+    else {
+      setImage(src);
+    }
+  }, [src]);
 
-    status && status(error || !src);
-  }, [src, error]);
-
-  return error || !src ? (
+  return !image ? (
     <div
       className={`bg-sky-600 dark:bg-sky-600 text-white h-10 w-10 aspect-square shadow rounded-full border border-slate-200 dark:border-neutral-700 flex items-center justify-center ${className}`}
     >
@@ -42,7 +32,7 @@ export default function ProfilePhoto({
   ) : (
     <Image
       alt=""
-      src={src}
+      src={image}
       height={112}
       width={112}
       priority={priority}
diff --git a/lib/api/controllers/collections/getCollections.ts b/lib/api/controllers/collections/getCollections.ts
index 0ac3d9c..3742163 100644
--- a/lib/api/controllers/collections/getCollections.ts
+++ b/lib/api/controllers/collections/getCollections.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export default async function getCollection(userId: number) {
             select: {
               username: true,
               name: true,
+              image: true,
             },
           },
         },
diff --git a/lib/api/controllers/users/userId/getPublicUserById.ts b/lib/api/controllers/users/userId/getPublicUserById.ts
index d0c844e..1626043 100644
--- a/lib/api/controllers/users/userId/getPublicUserById.ts
+++ b/lib/api/controllers/users/userId/getPublicUserById.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export default async function getPublicUserById(
   const data = {
     name: lessSensitiveInfo.name,
     username: lessSensitiveInfo.username,
+    image: lessSensitiveInfo.image,
   };
 
   return { response: data, status: 200 };
diff --git a/lib/api/controllers/users/userId/updateUserById.ts b/lib/api/controllers/users/userId/updateUserById.ts
index 6ceb764..f167ea6 100644
--- a/lib/api/controllers/users/userId/updateUserById.ts
+++ b/lib/api/controllers/users/userId/updateUserById.ts
@@ -89,12 +89,10 @@ export default async function updateUserById(
 
   // Avatar Settings
 
-  const profilePic = data.profilePic;
-
-  if (profilePic.startsWith("data:image/jpeg;base64")) {
-    if (data.profilePic.length < 1572864) {
+  if (data.image?.startsWith("data:image/jpeg;base64")) {
+    if (data.image.length < 1572864) {
       try {
-        const base64Data = profilePic.replace(/^data:image\/jpeg;base64,/, "");
+        const base64Data = data.image.replace(/^data:image\/jpeg;base64,/, "");
 
         createFolder({ filePath: `uploads/avatar` });
 
@@ -113,7 +111,7 @@ export default async function updateUserById(
         status: 400,
       };
     }
-  } else if (profilePic == "") {
+  } else if (data.image == "") {
     removeFile({ filePath: `uploads/avatar/${sessionUser.id}.jpg` });
   }
 
@@ -131,6 +129,7 @@ export default async function updateUserById(
       username: data.username.toLowerCase().trim(),
       email: data.email?.toLowerCase().trim(),
       isPrivate: data.isPrivate,
+      image: data.image ? `uploads/avatar/${sessionUser.id}.jpg` : "",
       archiveAsScreenshot: data.archiveAsScreenshot,
       archiveAsPDF: data.archiveAsPDF,
       archiveAsWaybackMachine: data.archiveAsWaybackMachine,
@@ -197,7 +196,7 @@ export default async function updateUserById(
   const response: Omit<AccountSettings, "password"> = {
     ...userInfo,
     whitelistedUsers: newWhitelistedUsernames,
-    profilePic: `/api/v1/avatar/${userInfo.id}?${Date.now()}`,
+    image: userInfo.image ? `${userInfo.image}?${Date.now()}` : "",
   };
 
   return { response, status: 200 };
diff --git a/lib/api/migration/migrateToV2.js b/lib/api/migration/migrateToV2.js
index ec2300a..dc4781d 100644
--- a/lib/api/migration/migrateToV2.js
+++ b/lib/api/migration/migrateToV2.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ async function migrateToV2() {
     if (res) {
       await prisma.user.update({
         where: { id: user.id },
-        data: { imagePath: path },
+        data: { image: path },
       });
       console.log(`Updated avatar for avatar ${user.id}`);
     } else {
diff --git a/lib/api/storage/readFile.ts b/lib/api/storage/readFile.ts
index 0721d9d..bf543cf 100644
--- a/lib/api/storage/readFile.ts
+++ b/lib/api/storage/readFile.ts
@@ -9,14 +9,12 @@ import s3Client from "./s3Client";
 import util from "util";
 
 type ReturnContentTypes =
-  | "text/html"
+  | "text/plain"
   | "image/jpeg"
   | "image/png"
   | "application/pdf";
 
 export default async function readFile(filePath: string) {
-  const isRequestingAvatar = filePath.startsWith("uploads/avatar");
-
   let contentType: ReturnContentTypes;
 
   if (s3Client) {
@@ -41,12 +39,12 @@ export default async function readFile(filePath: string) {
       try {
         await headObjectAsync(bucketParams);
       } catch (err) {
-        contentType = "text/html";
+        contentType = "text/plain";
 
         returnObject = {
-          file: isRequestingAvatar ? "File not found." : fileNotFoundTemplate,
+          file: "File not found.",
           contentType,
-          status: isRequestingAvatar ? 200 : 400,
+          status: 400,
         };
       }
 
@@ -71,9 +69,9 @@ export default async function readFile(filePath: string) {
     } catch (err) {
       console.log("Error:", err);
 
-      contentType = "text/html";
+      contentType = "text/plain";
       return {
-        file: "An internal occurred, please contact support.",
+        file: "An internal occurred, please contact the support team.",
         contentType,
       };
     }
@@ -92,9 +90,9 @@ export default async function readFile(filePath: string) {
 
     if (!fs.existsSync(creationPath))
       return {
-        file: isRequestingAvatar ? "File not found." : fileNotFoundTemplate,
-        contentType: "text/html",
-        status: isRequestingAvatar ? 200 : 400,
+        file: "File not found.",
+        contentType: "text/plain",
+        status: 400,
       };
     else {
       const file = fs.readFileSync(creationPath);
diff --git a/lib/client/addMemberToCollection.ts b/lib/client/addMemberToCollection.ts
index af0db51..95f3217 100644
--- a/lib/client/addMemberToCollection.ts
+++ b/lib/client/addMemberToCollection.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const addMemberToCollection = async (
           id: user.id,
           name: user.name,
           username: user.username,
+          image: user.image,
         },
       });
     }
diff --git a/lib/client/avatarExists.ts b/lib/client/avatarExists.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f81f1e9..0000000
--- a/lib/client/avatarExists.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-const avatarCache = new Map();
-
-export default async function avatarExists(fileUrl: string): Promise<boolean> {
-  if (avatarCache.has(fileUrl)) {
-    return avatarCache.get(fileUrl);
-  }
-
-  const response = await fetch(fileUrl, { method: "HEAD" });
-  const exists = !(response.headers.get("content-type") === "text/html");
-
-  avatarCache.set(fileUrl, exists);
-  return exists;
-}
diff --git a/lib/client/getPublicUserData.ts b/lib/client/getPublicUserData.ts
index 20bd1e9..6b3706e 100644
--- a/lib/client/getPublicUserData.ts
+++ b/lib/client/getPublicUserData.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ export default async function getPublicUserData(id: number | string) {
 
   const data = await response.json();
 
+  console.log(data);
+
   if (!response.ok) toast.error(data.response);
 
   return data.response;
diff --git a/next.config.js b/next.config.js
index 1c05e95..71cfd8e 100644
--- a/next.config.js
+++ b/next.config.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const nextConfig = {
   reactStrictMode: true,
   images: {
     domains: ["t2.gstatic.com"],
+    minimumCacheTTL: 10,
   },
 };
 
diff --git a/pages/api/v1/avatar/[id].ts b/pages/api/v1/avatar/[id].ts
index c92b98b..97eeb91 100644
--- a/pages/api/v1/avatar/[id].ts
+++ b/pages/api/v1/avatar/[id].ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export default async function Index(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {
 
   if (!userId || !username)
     return res
-      .setHeader("Content-Type", "text/html")
+      .setHeader("Content-Type", "text/plain")
       .status(401)
       .send("You must be logged in.");
   else if (session?.user?.isSubscriber === false)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default async function Index(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {
 
   if (!queryId)
     return res
-      .setHeader("Content-Type", "text/html")
+      .setHeader("Content-Type", "text/plain")
       .status(401)
       .send("Invalid parameters.");
 
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ export default async function Index(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {
 
     if (targetUser?.isPrivate && !whitelistedUsernames?.includes(username)) {
       return res
-        .setHeader("Content-Type", "text/html")
-        .send("This profile is private.");
+        .setHeader("Content-Type", "text/plain")
+        .status(400)
+        .send("File not found.");
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/pages/collections/[id].tsx b/pages/collections/[id].tsx
index 59a7fc2..f1751aa 100644
--- a/pages/collections/[id].tsx
+++ b/pages/collections/[id].tsx
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export default function Index() {
                       return (
                         <ProfilePhoto
                           key={i}
-                          src={`/api/v1/avatar/${e.userId}?${Date.now()}`}
+                          src={e.user.image ? e.user.image : undefined}
                           className="-mr-3 border-[3px]"
                         />
                       );
diff --git a/pages/collections/index.tsx b/pages/collections/index.tsx
index 1f81285..a06ad6c 100644
--- a/pages/collections/index.tsx
+++ b/pages/collections/index.tsx
@@ -15,11 +15,8 @@ import useModalStore from "@/store/modals";
 import SortDropdown from "@/components/SortDropdown";
 import { Sort } from "@/types/global";
 import useSort from "@/hooks/useSort";
-import { useTheme } from "next-themes";
 
 export default function Collections() {
-  const { theme } = useTheme();
-
   const { collections } = useCollectionStore();
   const [expandDropdown, setExpandDropdown] = useState(false);
   const [sortDropdown, setSortDropdown] = useState(false);
diff --git a/pages/settings/account.tsx b/pages/settings/account.tsx
index 20434ea..8248006 100644
--- a/pages/settings/account.tsx
+++ b/pages/settings/account.tsx
@@ -21,13 +21,8 @@ export default function Account() {
 
   const emailEnabled = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_EMAIL_PROVIDER;
 
-  const [profileStatus, setProfileStatus] = useState(true);
   const [submitLoader, setSubmitLoader] = useState(false);
 
-  const handleProfileStatus = (e: boolean) => {
-    setProfileStatus(!e);
-  };
-
   const { account, updateAccount } = useAccountStore();
 
   const [user, setUser] = useState<AccountSettings>(
@@ -40,12 +35,11 @@ export default function Account() {
           username: "",
           email: "",
           emailVerified: null,
-          image: null,
+          image: "",
           isPrivate: true,
           // @ts-ignore
           createdAt: null,
           whitelistedUsers: [],
-          profilePic: "",
         } as unknown as AccountSettings)
   );
 
@@ -54,6 +48,7 @@ export default function Account() {
   }
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    console.log(account);
     if (!objectIsEmpty(account)) setUser({ ...account });
   }, [account]);
 
@@ -68,7 +63,7 @@ export default function Account() {
       ) {
         const reader = new FileReader();
         reader.onload = () => {
-          setUser({ ...user, profilePic: reader.result as string });
+          setUser({ ...user, image: reader.result as string });
         };
         reader.readAsDataURL(resizedFile);
       } else {
@@ -220,16 +215,15 @@ export default function Account() {
             <div className="w-28 h-28 flex items-center justify-center rounded-full relative">
               <ProfilePhoto
                 priority={true}
-                src={user.profilePic}
+                src={user.image ? user.image : undefined}
                 className="h-auto border-none w-28"
-                status={handleProfileStatus}
               />
-              {profileStatus && (
+              {user.image && (
                 <div
                   onClick={() =>
                     setUser({
                       ...user,
-                      profilePic: "",
+                      image: "",
                     })
                   }
                   className="absolute top-1 left-1 w-5 h-5 flex items-center justify-center border p-1 border-slate-200 dark:border-neutral-700 rounded-full bg-white dark:bg-neutral-800 text-center select-none cursor-pointer duration-100 hover:text-red-500"
diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20231028041930_rename_image_path_to_image/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20231028041930_rename_image_path_to_image/migration.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6833e7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prisma/migrations/20231028041930_rename_image_path_to_image/migration.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE "User" RENAME COLUMN "imagePath" TO "image";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/prisma/schema.prisma b/prisma/schema.prisma
index dda64fd..d89d2a6 100644
--- a/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ model User {
 
   email                   String?         @unique
   emailVerified           DateTime?
-  imagePath               String?
+  image                   String?
 
   password                String
   collections             Collection[]
diff --git a/store/account.ts b/store/account.ts
index c57d71e..c1da399 100644
--- a/store/account.ts
+++ b/store/account.ts
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ const useAccountStore = create<AccountStore>()((set) => ({
 
     const data = await response.json();
 
-    const profilePic = `/api/v1/avatar/${data.response.id}?${Date.now()}`;
-
-    if (response.ok) set({ account: { ...data.response, profilePic } });
+    if (response.ok) set({ account: { ...data.response } });
   },
   updateAccount: async (user) => {
     const response = await fetch(`/api/v1/users/${user.id}`, {
diff --git a/types/global.ts b/types/global.ts
index 09959c5..4944c83 100644
--- a/types/global.ts
+++ b/types/global.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ export interface CollectionIncludingMembersAndLinkCount
 }
 
 export interface AccountSettings extends User {
-  profilePic: string;
   newPassword?: string;
   whitelistedUsers: string[];
 }
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ interface CollectionIncludingLinks extends Collection {
   links: LinksIncludingTags[];
 }
 
-export interface Backup extends Omit<User, "password" | "id" | "image"> {
+export interface Backup extends Omit<User, "password" | "id"> {
   collections: CollectionIncludingLinks[];
 }