diff --git a/utils/utils.jsx b/utils/utils.jsx
index 9bfd22e072cc..1a9fbb3a4464 100644
--- a/utils/utils.jsx
+++ b/utils/utils.jsx
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ export function imageURLForUser(userIdOrObject) {
         if (profile) {
             return imageURLForUser(profile);
         }
-        return Client4.getUsersRoute() + '/' + userIdOrObject + '/image?_=' + Date.now();
+        return Client4.getUsersRoute() + '/' + userIdOrObject + '/image?_=0';
     }
     return Client4.getUsersRoute() + '/' + userIdOrObject.id + '/image?_=' + (userIdOrObject.last_picture_update || 0);
 }