diff --git a/app/jobs/regular/download_avatar_from_url.rb b/app/jobs/regular/download_avatar_from_url.rb
index 83e687fed96..f4eabdf9510 100644
--- a/app/jobs/regular/download_avatar_from_url.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/regular/download_avatar_from_url.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,15 @@ module Jobs
 
       return unless user = User.find_by(id: user_id)
 
-      UserAvatar.import_url_for_user(url, user, override_gravatar: args[:override_gravatar])
+      begin
+        UserAvatar.import_url_for_user(
+          '/assets/vorablesen/placeholder-user-ed74bdf68223d030da1b7ddc44f59faf9c5a184388c94aff91632d5bf166a9e5.png',
+          user,
+          override_gravatar: args[:override_gravatar]
+        )
+      rescue Discourse::InvalidParameters => e
+        raise e unless e.message == 'url'
+      end
     end
 
   end
diff --git a/spec/jobs/download_avatar_from_url_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/download_avatar_from_url_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6758a647a0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/jobs/download_avatar_from_url_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe Jobs::DownloadAvatarFromUrl do
+  let(:user) { Fabricate(:user) }
+
+  describe 'when url is invalid' do
+    it 'should not raise any error' do
+      expect do
+        described_class.new.execute(
+          url: '/assets/something/nice.jpg',
+          user_id: user.id
+        )
+      end.to_not raise_error
+    end
+  end
+end