diff --git a/_includes/featuredbox.html b/_includes/featuredbox.html
index 9e7ad1e51f..27ecb59135 100644
--- a/_includes/featuredbox.html
+++ b/_includes/featuredbox.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <div class="row">
         <div class="col-md-5 wrapthumbnail">
             <a href="{{ post.url | absolute_url }}">
-            <div class="thumbnail" style="background-image:url({{ site.baseurl }}/{{ post.image }});">
+            <div class="thumbnail" style="background-image:url({% if post.image contains "://" %}{{ post.image }}{% else %}{{ post.image | absolute_url }}{% endif %});">
             </div>
             </a>
         </div>
diff --git a/_includes/postbox.html b/_includes/postbox.html
index f89805c24c..c0386d7e61 100644
--- a/_includes/postbox.html
+++ b/_includes/postbox.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <div class="col-md-4 grid-item">
 <div class="card">
     <a href="{{ post.url | absolute_url }}">
-        {% if post.image %} <img class="img-fluid" src="{{ site.baseurl }}/{{ post.image }}" alt="{{ post.title }}"> {% endif %}
+        {% if post.image %} <img class="img-fluid" src="{% if post.image contains "://" %}{{ post.image }}{% else %}{{ post.image | absolute_url }}{% endif %}" alt="{{ post.title }}"> {% endif %}
     </a>
     <div class="card-block">
         <h2 class="card-title"><a href="{{ post.url | absolute_url }}">{{ post.title }}</a></h2>