diff --git a/app/Helpers/Upload.php b/app/Helpers/Upload.php
index 0dc2c58d..944fd853 100644
--- a/app/Helpers/Upload.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/Upload.php
@@ -48,7 +48,16 @@ function uploadFromUrl(?string $url, string $directory = 'social-accounts'): ?st
                 $extension
             );
 
-            Storage::put($filename, $response->body(), 'public');
+            $stored = Storage::put($filename, $response->body(), 'public');
+
+            if (! $stored) {
+                Log::warning('uploadFromUrl: Storage::put failed', [
+                    'url' => $url,
+                    'filename' => $filename,
+                ]);
+
+                return null;
+            }
 
             return $filename;
         } catch (Exception $e) {
diff --git a/app/Models/PostPlatform.php b/app/Models/PostPlatform.php
index a7316211..fbbe11a3 100644
--- a/app/Models/PostPlatform.php
+++ b/app/Models/PostPlatform.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 use App\Enums\SocialAccount\Platform as SocialPlatform;
 use Database\Factories\PostPlatformFactory;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Casts\Attribute;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Concerns\HasUuids;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
@@ -20,6 +21,10 @@ class PostPlatform extends Model
     /** @use HasFactory<PostPlatformFactory> */
     use HasFactory, HasUuids;
 
+    protected $appends = [
+        'display_avatar',
+    ];
+
     protected $fillable = [
         'post_id',
         'social_account_id',
@@ -117,7 +122,40 @@ public function getDisplayAvatarAttribute(): ?string
             return $this->socialAccount->avatar_url;
         }
 
-        return $this->platform_avatar ? Storage::url($this->platform_avatar) : null;
+        if (! $this->platform_avatar) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if (str_starts_with($this->platform_avatar, 'http://') || str_starts_with($this->platform_avatar, 'https://')) {
+            return $this->platform_avatar;
+        }
+
+        if (Storage::disk('public')->exists($this->platform_avatar)) {
+            return Storage::disk('public')->url($this->platform_avatar);
+        }
+
+        return Storage::url($this->platform_avatar);
+    }
+
+    protected function platformAvatar(): Attribute
+    {
+        return Attribute::make(
+            get: function (?string $value): ?string {
+                if (! $value) {
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                if (str_starts_with($value, 'http://') || str_starts_with($value, 'https://')) {
+                    return $value;
+                }
+
+                if (Storage::disk('public')->exists($value)) {
+                    return Storage::disk('public')->url($value);
+                }
+
+                return Storage::url($value);
+            },
+        );
     }
 
     public function markAsPublishing(): void
diff --git a/app/Models/SocialAccount.php b/app/Models/SocialAccount.php
index 6059bb3e..1a1fddc2 100644
--- a/app/Models/SocialAccount.php
+++ b/app/Models/SocialAccount.php
@@ -253,7 +253,21 @@ public function needsProactiveTokenRefresh(): bool
     protected function avatarUrl(): Attribute
     {
         return Attribute::make(
-            get: fn (?string $value) => $value ? Storage::url($value) : null,
+            get: function (?string $value): ?string {
+                if (! $value) {
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                if (str_starts_with($value, 'http://') || str_starts_with($value, 'https://')) {
+                    return $value;
+                }
+
+                if (Storage::disk('public')->exists($value)) {
+                    return Storage::disk('public')->url($value);
+                }
+
+                return Storage::url($value);
+            },
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/resources/js/components/ui/avatar/Avatar.vue b/resources/js/components/ui/avatar/Avatar.vue
index eae4d04e..8db04fed 100644
--- a/resources/js/components/ui/avatar/Avatar.vue
+++ b/resources/js/components/ui/avatar/Avatar.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import type { HTMLAttributes } from "vue"
-import { computed } from "vue"
+import { computed, ref, watch } from "vue"
 import { AvatarRoot } from "reka-ui"
+import { IconUser } from "@tabler/icons-vue"
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
 import { getInitials } from "@/composables/useInitials"
 
@@ -12,7 +13,14 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   fallbackClass?: HTMLAttributes["class"]
 }>()
 
+const hasError = ref(false)
+
+watch(() => props.src, () => {
+  hasError.value = false
+})
+
 const hasProps = computed(() => props.src !== undefined || props.name !== undefined)
+const initials = computed(() => (props.name ? getInitials(props.name) : ''))
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -22,16 +30,18 @@ const hasProps = computed(() => props.src !== undefined || props.name !== undefi
   >
     <template v-if="hasProps">
       <img
-        v-if="src"
+        v-if="src && !hasError"
         :src="src"
         :alt="name"
         class="aspect-square size-full object-cover"
+        @error="hasError = true"
       />
       <div
         v-else
-        :class="cn('flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-muted font-medium', props.fallbackClass)"
+        :class="cn('flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-muted text-xs font-bold text-foreground select-none', props.fallbackClass)"
       >
-        {{ name ? getInitials(name) : '' }}
+        <span v-if="initials">{{ initials }}</span>
+        <IconUser v-else class="size-1/2 opacity-70" />
       </div>
     </template>
     <slot v-else />