diff --git a/lib/Gitlab/EventHandler.js b/lib/Gitlab/EventHandler.js
index 8c13723..73cf9e0 100644
--- a/lib/Gitlab/EventHandler.js
+++ b/lib/Gitlab/EventHandler.js
@@ -71,9 +71,11 @@ class Events {
         if (embed.color) embed.color = typeof embed.color === 'string' ? parseInt(`0x${embed.color.replace(`0x`, ``)}`, 16) : embed.color;
         break;
     }
+    const avatar = data.user ? data.user.avatar_url : data.user_avatar;
+
     embed.author = {
       name: data.user ? data.user.username : data.user_name,
-      icon_url: data.user ? data.user.avatar_url : data.user_avatar,
+      icon_url: avatar && avatar.startsWith('/') ? `https://gitlab.com${avatar}` : avatar,
     };
     embed.footer = {
       text: data.project.path_with_namespace,