diff --git a/mixins/Sidebar.pixy b/mixins/Sidebar.pixy
index b6b66e8e..390e300c 100644
--- a/mixins/Sidebar.pixy
+++ b/mixins/Sidebar.pixy
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ component Sidebar(user *arn.User)
 		if user != nil
 			Avatar(user)
 		else
-			img.user-image.lazy(data-src="/images/brand/64.png", data-webp="true", alt="Anime Notifier")
+			img.user-image.lazy(src=utils.EmptyImage(), data-src="/images/brand/64.png", data-webp="true", alt="Anime Notifier")
 	
 	if user != nil
 		SidebarButton("Home", "/animelist/watching", "home")
diff --git a/utils/EmptyImage.go b/utils/EmptyImage.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7c3edf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/EmptyImage.go
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package utils
+
+// EmptyImage returns the smallest possible 1x1 pixel image encoded in Base64.
+func EmptyImage() string {
+	return "data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="
+}