diff --git a/config/_default/params.yaml b/config/_default/params.yaml
index ca5407e..0136dd9 100644
--- a/config/_default/params.yaml
+++ b/config/_default/params.yaml
@@ -29,10 +29,7 @@ sidebar:
   emoji:
   subtitle:
   compact: false
-  avatar:
-    enabled: true
-    local: true
-    src: img/avatar.png
+  avatar: img/avatar.png
 
 article:
   # Enable LaTeX math syntax for all pages by default
diff --git a/exampleSite/config/_default/params.yaml b/exampleSite/config/_default/params.yaml
index c4963a3..e3919f0 100644
--- a/exampleSite/config/_default/params.yaml
+++ b/exampleSite/config/_default/params.yaml
@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@ footer:
 sidebar:
   emoji: 🍥
   subtitle: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
-  avatar:
-    enabled: true
-    local: true
-    src: img/logo.jpg
+  avatar: img/logo.jpg
 
 comments:
   enabled: true
diff --git a/layouts/partials/sidebar/left.html b/layouts/partials/sidebar/left.html
index 963309e..001d9d6 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/sidebar/left.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/sidebar/left.html
@@ -7,28 +7,17 @@
 
     <header>
         {{ with .Site.Params.sidebar.avatar }}
-            {{ if .enabled }}
+            {{- $avatar := resources.Get . -}}
+            {{- $avatarResized := $avatar.Resize "300x" -}}
+            {{- $src := $avatarResized.RelPermalink -}}
             <figure class="site-avatar">
-                <a href="{{ .Site.BaseURL | relLangURL }}">
-                {{ if not .local }}
-                    <img src="{{ .src }}" width="300" height="300" class="site-logo" loading="lazy" alt="Avatar">
-                {{ else }}
-                    {{ $avatar := resources.Get (.src) }}
-                    
-                    {{ if $avatar }}
-                        {{ $avatarResized := $avatar.Resize "300x" }}
-                        <img src="{{ $avatarResized.RelPermalink }}" width="{{ $avatarResized.Width }}"
-                            height="{{ $avatarResized.Height }}" class="site-logo" loading="lazy" alt="Avatar">
-                    {{ else }}
-                        {{ errorf "Failed loading avatar from %q" . }}
-                    {{ end }}
-                {{ end }}
+                <a href="{{ $.Site.BaseURL | relLangURL }}">
+                    <img src="{{ $src }}" width="300" height="300" class="site-logo" loading="lazy" alt="Avatar">
                 </a>
                 {{ with $.Site.Params.sidebar.emoji }}
                     <span class="emoji">{{ . }}</span>
                 {{ end }}
             </figure>
-            {{ end }}
         {{ end }}
         
         <div class="site-meta">