diff --git a/employee/models.py b/employee/models.py
index 161d783b8..279a6f976 100644
--- a/employee/models.py
+++ b/employee/models.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ This module is used to register models for employee app
 
 """
 from datetime import date, datetime
+import os
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import models
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User, Permission
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as trans
@@ -116,7 +118,12 @@ class Employee(models.Model):
             f"https://ui-avatars.com/api/?name={self.get_full_name()}&background=random"
         )
         if self.employee_profile:
-            url = self.employee_profile.url
+            image_url = self.employee_profile.url.split("/media/")[1]
+            media_root = settings.MEDIA_ROOT
+            image_path = os.path.join(media_root, image_url)
+            
+            if os.path.exists(image_path):
+                url = self.employee_profile.url
         return url
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
diff --git a/onboarding/templates/onboarding/candidates.html b/onboarding/templates/onboarding/candidates.html
index 4bffb9e3b..d67d96eb1 100644
--- a/onboarding/templates/onboarding/candidates.html
+++ b/onboarding/templates/onboarding/candidates.html
@@ -38,19 +38,11 @@
             </div>
             <div class="oh-profile oh-profile--md">
               <div class="oh-profile__avatar mr-1">
-                {% if candidate.profile %}
                 <img
-                  src="{{candidate.profile.url}}"
+                  src="{{candidate.get_avatar}}"
                   class="oh-profile__image"
                   alt="{{candidate.name}}"
                 />
-                {% else %}
-                <img
-                  src="https://ui-avatars.com/api/?name={{candidate.name}}&background=random"
-                  class="oh-profile__image"
-                  alt="{{candidate.name}}"
-                />
-                {% endif %}
               </div>
               <span class="oh-profile__name oh-text--dark"
                 >{{candidate.name}}</span
@@ -67,7 +59,7 @@
           style="color: inherit; text-decoration: none"
           class="oh-sticky-table__td"
         >
-          {% comment %} {{candidate.joining_date}} {% endcomment %} <input
+          <input
           type="date" class="oh-input joining-date"
           value={{candidate.joining_date|date:"Y-m-d"}} name="joining_date"
           data-candidate-id="{{candidate.id}}">
diff --git a/onboarding/templates/onboarding/dashboard.html b/onboarding/templates/onboarding/dashboard.html
index 5dec0d0f2..430a6807e 100644
--- a/onboarding/templates/onboarding/dashboard.html
+++ b/onboarding/templates/onboarding/dashboard.html
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
                                                     <img
                                                         src="https://ui-avatars.com/api/?name={{cand}}&background=random"
                                                         class="oh-profile__image"
-                                                        alt="{{cand}}"
+                                                        alt=""
                                                     />
                                                 </div>
                                                 <span class="oh-profile__name oh-text--dark">{{cand}}</span>
diff --git a/onboarding/templates/onboarding/kanban/kanban.html b/onboarding/templates/onboarding/kanban/kanban.html
index 21906eab9..a511dd1fa 100644
--- a/onboarding/templates/onboarding/kanban/kanban.html
+++ b/onboarding/templates/onboarding/kanban/kanban.html
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
                                 <div class="oh-kanban__card-head">
                                     <div class="oh-profile oh-profile--md">
                                         <div class="oh-profile__avatar mr-1">
-                                        <img src="https://ui-avatars.com/api/?name={{candidate.candidate_id.name}}&amp;background=random" class="oh-profile__image" alt="Hella">
+                                        <img src="{{candidate.candidate_id.get_avatar}}" class="oh-profile__image" alt="">
                                         </div>
                                         <span class="oh-profile__name oh-text--dark fw-bold" data-type="label">{{candidate.candidate_id.name}}</span>
                                     </div>
diff --git a/onboarding/templates/onboarding/onboarding_table.html b/onboarding/templates/onboarding/onboarding_table.html
index 22dcfb1a2..69445c0a3 100644
--- a/onboarding/templates/onboarding/onboarding_table.html
+++ b/onboarding/templates/onboarding/onboarding_table.html
@@ -181,13 +181,8 @@
                                                 />
                                               </div>
                                             <div class="oh-profile__avatar mr-1">
-                                                {% if candidate.candidate_id.profile %}
-                                                    <img src="{{candidate.candidate_id.profile.url}}"
+                                                    <img src="{{candidate.candidate_id.get_avatar}}"
                                                         class="oh-profile__image" alt="" />
-                                                {% else %}
-                                                    <img src="https://ui-avatars.com/api/?name={{candidate.candidate_id}}&background=random"
-                                                        class="oh-profile__image" alt="" />
-                                                {% endif %}
                                             </div>
                                             <span class="oh-profile__name oh-text--dark">{{candidate.candidate_id}}</span>
                                         </div>
diff --git a/onboarding/templates/onboarding/profile_view.html b/onboarding/templates/onboarding/profile_view.html
index 436d6ca6d..9f5013938 100644
--- a/onboarding/templates/onboarding/profile_view.html
+++ b/onboarding/templates/onboarding/profile_view.html
@@ -54,11 +54,7 @@
                         <div class="oh-input-group w-100 d-flex justify-content-center">
                             <div class="oh-profile-section__edit-photo me-4 mb-3" data-toggle="oh-modal-toggle"
                                 data-target="#uploadPhotoModal">
-                                {% if candidate.profile %}
-                                <img src="{{candidate.profile.url}}" class="oh-profile-section__avatar" alt="{{candidate.name}}"/>
-                                {% else %}
-                                <img src="https://ui-avatars.com/api/?name={{candidate}}&background=random" class="oh-profile-section__avatar" alt="{{candidate.name}}"/>
-                                {% endif %}
+                                <img src="{{candidate.get_avatar}}" class="oh-profile-section__avatar" alt="{{candidate.name}}"/>
                             </div>
                         </div>
                         <h2 class="oh-onboarding-card__greeting text-center">Welcome Aboard</h2>
@@ -91,13 +87,8 @@
                         <div class="oh-modal__dialog-body">
                             <div class="oh-profile-section__image-container">
                                 <div class="oh-profile-section__modal-avatar">
-                                    {% if candidate.profile %}
-                                    <img src="{{candidate.profile.url}}"
+                                    <img src="{{candidate.get_avatar}}"
                                         class="oh-profile-section__modal-image oh-upload-photo" alt="User Photo" />
-                                    {% else %}
-                                    <img src="https://ui-avatars.com/api/?name={{candidate}}&background=random"
-                                        class="oh-profile-section__modal-image oh-upload-photo" alt="User Photo" />
-                                    {% endif %}
                                 </div>
                                 <input type="file"
                                     class="oh-input oh-input--file oh-input--file-sm mt-4 oh-upload-input"
diff --git a/onboarding/templates/onboarding/single_view.html b/onboarding/templates/onboarding/single_view.html
index 4a6722e09..444861d6a 100644
--- a/onboarding/templates/onboarding/single_view.html
+++ b/onboarding/templates/onboarding/single_view.html
@@ -3,13 +3,8 @@
     <div class="oh-timeoff-modal__profile-content">
         <div class="oh-profile">
             <div class="oh-profile-section__edit-photo me-3" >
-                {% if candidate.profile %}
-                <img src="{{candidate.profile.url}}"
+                <img src="{{candidate.get_avatar}}"
                     class="oh-profile-section__modal-image" alt="" />
-                {% else %}
-                <img src="https://ui-avatars.com/api/?name={{candidate}}&background=random"
-                    class="oh-profile-section__modal-image" alt="" />
-                {% endif %}
             </div>
             <div  >
 
diff --git a/recruitment/models.py b/recruitment/models.py
index 5fdb1ba65..4796b8e3c 100644
--- a/recruitment/models.py
+++ b/recruitment/models.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import os
 import json
 from django import forms
 import django
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import models
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
@@ -284,7 +285,13 @@ class Candidate(models.Model):
             f"https://ui-avatars.com/api/?name={self.get_full_name()}&background=random"
         )
         if self.profile:
-            url = self.profile.url
+            image_url = self.profile.url.split("/media/")[1]
+            media_root = settings.MEDIA_ROOT
+
+            image_path = os.path.join(media_root, image_url)
+            if os.path.exists(image_path):
+                url = self.profile.url
+
         return url
 
     def tracking(self):