diff --git a/app/src/components/mode-specific/desktop/MySources/Sources/InstructionsModal/Android/ConfigureAndroidApps.js b/app/src/components/mode-specific/desktop/MySources/Sources/InstructionsModal/Android/ConfigureAndroidApps.js
index d0eec416d7..d1f498ed87 100644
--- a/app/src/components/mode-specific/desktop/MySources/Sources/InstructionsModal/Android/ConfigureAndroidApps.js
+++ b/app/src/components/mode-specific/desktop/MySources/Sources/InstructionsModal/Android/ConfigureAndroidApps.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const ConfigureAndroidApps = () => {
           <List itemLayout="horizontal">
             <List.Item>
               <List.Item.Meta
-                title="You will need to make a custom build where you allow Requestly to read your newtwork traffic"
+                title="You will need to make a custom build where you allow Requestly to read your network traffic"
                 description="make sure to remove this from production builds"
               />
             </List.Item>
diff --git a/app/src/features/settings/components/Profile/ManageAccount.js b/app/src/features/settings/components/Profile/ManageAccount.js
index c6178f22ab..10c182eab8 100644
--- a/app/src/features/settings/components/Profile/ManageAccount.js
+++ b/app/src/features/settings/components/Profile/ManageAccount.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Button as AntButton } from "antd";
 import UserInfo from "./UserInfo";
 //UTILS
 import { getUserAuthDetails } from "store/slices/global/user/selectors";
+import { getUserAvatarUrl } from "utils/ImageUtils";
 import { redirectToDeleteAccount, redirectToSignDPA } from "../../../../utils/RedirectionUtils";
 // ACTIONS
 import { handleForgotPasswordButtonOnClick } from "features/onboarding/components/auth/components/Form/actions";
@@ -21,9 +22,7 @@ const ManageAccount = () => {
 
   //Component State
   const [isChangePasswordLoading, setIsChangePasswordLoading] = useState(false);
-  // Fallback image
-  const defaultImageSrc = "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/00000000000000000000000000000000?d=mp&f=y";
-  let userImageSrc = user.details.profile.photoURL ? user.details.profile.photoURL : defaultImageSrc;
+  let userImageSrc = getUserAvatarUrl(user.details.profile.email, user.details.profile.photoURL);
 
   const userDisplayName = user.details.profile.displayName ? user.details.profile.displayName : "User";
 
diff --git a/app/src/layouts/DashboardLayout/MenuHeader/HeaderUser.jsx b/app/src/layouts/DashboardLayout/MenuHeader/HeaderUser.jsx
index 3fd0225e55..aa8ca161e5 100644
--- a/app/src/layouts/DashboardLayout/MenuHeader/HeaderUser.jsx
+++ b/app/src/layouts/DashboardLayout/MenuHeader/HeaderUser.jsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
 import { handleLogoutButtonOnClick } from "features/onboarding/components/auth/components/Form/actions";
 import APP_CONSTANTS from "config/constants";
 import { SOURCE } from "modules/analytics/events/common/constants";
-import { parseGravatarImage } from "utils/Misc";
+import { getUserAvatarUrl } from "utils/ImageUtils";
 import { trackHeaderClicked } from "modules/analytics/events/common/onboarding/header";
 import { trackUpgradeClicked } from "modules/analytics/events/misc/monetizationExperiment";
 import { getAppFlavour } from "utils/AppUtils";
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ export default function HeaderUser() {
 
   const userName = user.loggedIn ? user?.details?.profile?.displayName ?? "User" : null;
   const userPhoto =
-    user.loggedIn && user?.details?.profile?.photoURL ? parseGravatarImage(user.details.profile.photoURL) : null;
+    user.loggedIn && user?.details?.profile
+      ? getUserAvatarUrl(user.details.profile.email, user.details.profile.photoURL)
+      : null;
   const userEmail = user?.details?.profile?.email;
   const planDetails = user?.details?.planDetails;
 
diff --git a/app/src/utils/ImageUtils.js b/app/src/utils/ImageUtils.js
index 2e2d011a51..ee0cab80ae 100644
--- a/app/src/utils/ImageUtils.js
+++ b/app/src/utils/ImageUtils.js
@@ -14,3 +14,35 @@ export const getRandomAvatar = () => {
 export const generateGravatarURL = (email = "sagar@requestly.io") => {
   return `https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/${md5(email)}?s=200&d=${getRandomAvatar()}`;
 };
+
+/**
+ * True when `url`'s host is Gravatar. Parses the URL and matches on the hostname
+ * rather than a substring — `url.includes("gravatar.com")` would also match
+ * unrelated hosts such as `gravatar.com.evil.com` or `host/path?ref=gravatar.com`.
+ * Unparseable values return false (treated as "not a Gravatar URL").
+ */
+const isGravatarUrl = (url) => {
+  try {
+    const host = new URL(url).hostname.toLowerCase();
+    return host === "gravatar.com" || host.endsWith(".gravatar.com");
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Resolves the avatar to display for a user.
+ *
+ * Precedence: the auth provider's photo (e.g. Google) when we have a real one,
+ * otherwise a Gravatar resolved live from the current login email — so changes a
+ * user makes on Gravatar are reflected here. For email/password accounts we persist
+ * a synthetic gravatar.com URL as `photoURL`, so any Gravatar-hosted value is treated
+ * as "no provider photo" and re-resolved live from the email. `d=mp` is Gravatar's
+ * deterministic fallback, shown when the email has no Gravatar image.
+ */
+export const getUserAvatarUrl = (email = "", providerPhotoURL = "") => {
+  if (providerPhotoURL && !isGravatarUrl(providerPhotoURL)) {
+    return providerPhotoURL;
+  }
+  return `https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/${md5(email)}?s=200&d=mp`;
+};