diff --git a/employee/models.py b/employee/models.py
index 612f95dd7..446db2239 100644
--- a/employee/models.py
+++ b/employee/models.py
@@ -198,8 +198,7 @@ class Employee(models.Model):
             f"https://ui-avatars.com/api/?name={self.get_full_name()}&background=random"
         )
         if self.employee_profile:
-            full_filename = settings.MEDIA_ROOT + self.employee_profile.name
-
+            full_filename = self.employee_profile.name
             if default_storage.exists(full_filename):
                 url = self.employee_profile.url
         return url
diff --git a/leave/models.py b/leave/models.py
index 9503ee1e9..e4509651e 100644
--- a/leave/models.py
+++ b/leave/models.py
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class LeaveType(HorillaModel):
         """
         url = f"https://ui-avatars.com/api/?name={self.name}&background=random"
         if self.icon:
-            full_filename = settings.MEDIA_ROOT + self.icon.name
+            full_filename = self.icon.name
 
             if default_storage.exists(full_filename):
                 url = self.icon.url
diff --git a/recruitment/models.py b/recruitment/models.py
index 09dec27bb..73c0385a4 100644
--- a/recruitment/models.py
+++ b/recruitment/models.py
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ class Candidate(HorillaModel):
             f"https://ui-avatars.com/api/?name={self.get_full_name()}&background=random"
         )
         if self.profile:
-            full_filename = settings.MEDIA_ROOT + self.profile.name
+            full_filename = self.profile.name
 
             if default_storage.exists(full_filename):
                 url = self.profile.url