diff --git a/example/_config.yml b/example/_config.yml
index 5592520..79818f0 100644
--- a/example/_config.yml
+++ b/example/_config.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ url: ""  # the base hostname & protocol for your site, e.g. http://example.com
 author:
   name: Dugan Nash
   twitter: Towlette_Pettetucci
-  picture: https://api.adorable.io/avatars/285/johndoe.png
+  picture: /assets/images/johndoe.png
 twitter_username: Towlette_Pettetucci
 github_username: Towlette_Pettetucci
 logo: /assets/icons/basically-basic-logo-light.svg
diff --git a/example/assets/images/johndoe.png b/example/assets/images/johndoe.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ed30c7
Binary files /dev/null and b/example/assets/images/johndoe.png differ