diff --git a/Classes/AvatarProvider/GravatarProvider.php b/Classes/AvatarProvider/GravatarProvider.php
index 1248d290..90d7d7f6 100644
--- a/Classes/AvatarProvider/GravatarProvider.php
+++ b/Classes/AvatarProvider/GravatarProvider.php
@@ -46,9 +46,12 @@ public function getAvatarUrl(Author $author)
         $configurationManager = $objectManager->get(ConfigurationManagerInterface::class);
         $settings = $configurationManager->getConfiguration(ConfigurationManagerInterface::CONFIGURATION_TYPE_SETTINGS, 'blog');
 
-        $size = $settings['authors']['avatar']['provider']['size'] ?: 32;
-        $default = $settings['authors']['avatar']['provider']['default'] ?: 'mm';
-        $rating = $settings['authors']['avatar']['provider']['rating'] ?: 'g';
+        $defaultSize = 32;
+        $defaultDefault = 'mm';
+        $defaultRating = 'g';
+        $size = ($settings['authors']['avatar']['provider']['size'] ?? $defaultSize) ?: $defaultSize;
+        $default = ($settings['authors']['avatar']['provider']['default'] ?? $defaultDefault) ?: $defaultDefault;
+        $rating = ($settings['authors']['avatar']['provider']['rating'] ?? $defaultRating) ?: $defaultRating;
 
         $gravatarUrl = 'https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/' . md5($author->getEmail());
         $gravatarUrl .= '?s=' . $size;
diff --git a/Classes/AvatarProvider/ImageProvider.php b/Classes/AvatarProvider/ImageProvider.php
index ac5737c8..1b499977 100644
--- a/Classes/AvatarProvider/ImageProvider.php
+++ b/Classes/AvatarProvider/ImageProvider.php
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
 
 use T3G\AgencyPack\Blog\AvatarProviderInterface;
 use T3G\AgencyPack\Blog\Domain\Model\Author;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Configuration\ConfigurationManagerInterface;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Domain\Model\FileReference;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Object\ObjectManager;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Service\ImageService;
 
 /*
  * This file is part of the TYPO3 CMS project.
@@ -42,7 +46,23 @@ public function getAvatarUrl(Author $author)
     {
         $image = $author->getImage();
         if ($image instanceof FileReference) {
-            return $author->getImage()->getOriginalResource()->getPublicUrl();
+            $defaultSize = 32;
+            $objectManager = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(ObjectManager::class);
+
+            $configurationManager = $objectManager->get(ConfigurationManagerInterface::class);
+            $settings = $configurationManager->getConfiguration(ConfigurationManagerInterface::CONFIGURATION_TYPE_SETTINGS, 'blog');
+            $size = ($settings['authors']['avatar']['provider']['size'] ?? $defaultSize) ?: $defaultSize;
+
+            $imageService = $objectManager->get(ImageService::class);
+            $image = $imageService->getImage('', $image, false);
+            $processingInstructions = [
+                'width' => $size . 'c',
+                'height' => $size,
+                'minWidth' => $size,
+                'minHeight' => $size,
+            ];
+            $processedImage = $imageService->applyProcessingInstructions($image, $processingInstructions);
+            return $imageService->getImageUri($processedImage);
         }
         return '';
     }