diff --git a/src/components/user-card/user-card.tsx b/src/components/user-card/user-card.tsx
index 48246df..bc28fe6 100644
--- a/src/components/user-card/user-card.tsx
+++ b/src/components/user-card/user-card.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react'
 import { sha256 } from 'js-sha256'
 import { useColorMode } from '@chakra-ui/react'
+import { useState } from 'react'
 
 import { User } from '../../__data__/model'
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export const UserCard = ({
   wrapperAS?: React.ElementType<any, keyof React.JSX.IntrinsicElements>;
 }) => {
   const { colorMode } = useColorMode();
+  const [imageError, setImageError] = useState(false);
   
   return (
     <Wrapper 
@@ -36,7 +38,14 @@ export const UserCard = ({
       width={width}
       className={!present ? 'warn' : ''}
     >
-      <Avatar src={student.picture || getGravatarURL(student.email, null)} />
+      <Avatar 
+        src={imageError ? getGravatarURL(student.email, null) : (student.picture || getGravatarURL(student.email, null))} 
+        onError={() => {
+          if (!imageError && student.picture) {
+            setImageError(true);
+          }
+        }} 
+      />
       <p style={{ 
         marginTop: 6,
         color: colorMode === 'light' ? 'inherit' : 'var(--chakra-colors-gray-100)'