diff --git a/backend/db/avatars.go b/backend/db/avatars.go
index 6d32394..f35ef26 100644
--- a/backend/db/avatars.go
+++ b/backend/db/avatars.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (db *DB) WriteUserAvatar(ctx context.Context,
 	}
 	hash = hex.EncodeToString(hasher.Sum(nil))
 
-	_, err = db.minio.PutObject(ctx, db.minioBucket, "/users/"+userID.String()+"/"+hash+".webp", webp, -1, minio.PutObjectOptions{
+	_, err = db.minio.PutObject(ctx, db.minioBucket, "users/"+userID.String()+"/"+hash+".webp", webp, -1, minio.PutObjectOptions{
 		ContentType:    "image/webp",
 		SendContentMd5: true,
 	})
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (db *DB) WriteUserAvatar(ctx context.Context,
 		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "uploading webp avatar")
 	}
 
-	_, err = db.minio.PutObject(ctx, db.minioBucket, "/users/"+userID.String()+"/"+hash+".jpg", jpeg, -1, minio.PutObjectOptions{
+	_, err = db.minio.PutObject(ctx, db.minioBucket, "users/"+userID.String()+"/"+hash+".jpg", jpeg, -1, minio.PutObjectOptions{
 		ContentType:    "image/jpeg",
 		SendContentMd5: true,
 	})