diff --git a/pages/profile/profile.pixy b/pages/profile/profile.pixy
index 94b0f040..ef2967ed 100644
--- a/pages/profile/profile.pixy
+++ b/pages/profile/profile.pixy
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 component ProfileHeader(viewUser *arn.User, user *arn.User, uri string)
 	.profile
-		img.profile-cover(src=viewUser.CoverImageURL(), alt="Cover image")
+		img.profile-cover.lazy(data-src=viewUser.CoverImageURL(), data-webp="true", alt="Cover image")
 
 		.profile-image-container.mountable.never-unmount
 			ProfileImage(viewUser)
diff --git a/utils/EmptyImage.go b/utils/EmptyImage.go
index f7c3edf7..d35ff481 100644
--- a/utils/EmptyImage.go
+++ b/utils/EmptyImage.go
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@ package utils
 
 // EmptyImage returns the smallest possible 1x1 pixel image encoded in Base64.
 func EmptyImage() string {
-	return "data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="
+	return ""
+	// return "data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="
 }