diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/public/resources/images/avatar.png b/bigbluebutton-html5/public/resources/images/avatar.png
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diff --git a/bigbluebutton-web/grails-app/conf/bigbluebutton.properties b/bigbluebutton-web/grails-app/conf/bigbluebutton.properties
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--- a/bigbluebutton-web/grails-app/conf/bigbluebutton.properties
+++ b/bigbluebutton-web/grails-app/conf/bigbluebutton.properties
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ defaultGuestWaitURL=${bigbluebutton.web.serverURL}/client/guest-wait.html
 
 # The default avatar image to display.
 useDefaultAvatar=false
-defaultAvatarURL=${bigbluebutton.web.serverURL}/client/avatar.png
+defaultAvatarURL=${bigbluebutton.web.serverURL}/html5client/resources/images/avatar.png
 
 # The URL of the default configuration
 defaultConfigURL=${bigbluebutton.web.serverURL}/client/conf/config.xml