diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
index a92c36db4d..4a176fe4c3 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class ProfileController extends Controller
 
         if (Input::file('avatar')) {
             $image = Input::file('avatar');
-            $file_name = $user->first_name."-".$user->last_name.".".$image->getClientOriginalExtension();
+            $file_name = str_slug($user->first_name."-".$user->last_name).".".$image->getClientOriginalExtension();
             $path = public_path('uploads/avatars/'.$file_name);
             Image::make($image->getRealPath())->resize(84, 84)->save($path);
             $user->avatar = $file_name;
diff --git a/resources/views/account/profile.blade.php b/resources/views/account/profile.blade.php
index 05fed2ca4b..15d70732fe 100755
--- a/resources/views/account/profile.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/account/profile.blade.php
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
                 <label class="col-md-3 control-label" for="avatar_delete">{{ trans('general.avatar_delete') }}</label>
                 <div class="col-md-5">
                     {{ Form::checkbox('avatar_delete') }}
-                    <img src="/uploads/avatars/{{ $user->avatar }}" class="avatar img-circle">
+                    <img src="{{ config('app.url') }}/uploads/avatars/{{ $user->avatar }}" class="avatar img-circle">
                     {!! $errors->first('avatar_delete', '<span class="alert-msg">:message</span>') !!}
                 </div>
             </div>