diff --git a/server/lib/imageproxy.ts b/server/lib/imageproxy.ts
index cd7aa8cd..4ea69fcc 100644
--- a/server/lib/imageproxy.ts
+++ b/server/lib/imageproxy.ts
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class ImageProxy {
         (response.headers.get('cache-control') ?? '0').split('=')[1]
       );
 
-      if (!maxAge) maxAge = 604800;
+      if (!maxAge) maxAge = 86400;
       const expireAt = Date.now() + maxAge * 1000;
       const etag = (response.headers.get('etag') ?? '').replace(/"/g, '');
 
diff --git a/server/routes/avatarproxy.ts b/server/routes/avatarproxy.ts
index 6e74cda0..746bc51d 100644
--- a/server/routes/avatarproxy.ts
+++ b/server/routes/avatarproxy.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const router = Router();
 const avatarImageProxy = new ImageProxy('avatar', '');
 // Proxy avatar images
 router.get('/*', async (req, res) => {
-  const imagePath = req.path.startsWith('/') ? req.path.slice(1) : req.path;
+  const imagePath = req.url.startsWith('/') ? req.url.slice(1) : req.url;
   try {
     const imageData = await avatarImageProxy.getImage(imagePath);