diff --git a/config/site_settings.yml b/config/site_settings.yml
index 0497d5d49c3..7217962498a 100644
--- a/config/site_settings.yml
+++ b/config/site_settings.yml
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ files:
     client: true
     shadowed_by_global: true
   external_system_avatars_url:
-    default: "https://avatars.discourse.org/letter/{first_letter}/{color}/{size}.png"
+    default: "https://avatars.discourse.org/v2/letter/{first_letter}/{color}/{size}.png"
     client: true
     regex: '^https?:\/\/.+[^\/]'