diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 710f99cbf51dd9f0a5881e691ce3f9685fa9299e..7e96d9bbbc53dbd43994956b171a72ae74c11b96 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ v 8.1.0 (unreleased)
   - Remove "Continuous Integration" page from dashboard
 
 v 8.0.2 (unreleased)
+  - Fix default avatar not rendering in network graph (Stan Hu)
   - Skip check_initd_configured_correctly on omnibus installs
   - Prevent double-prefixing of help page paths
   - Clarify confirmation text on user deletion
diff --git a/app/views/projects/network/show.json.erb b/app/views/projects/network/show.json.erb
index dc82adcb2c640fd6c9da4208cfead0926eb9b302..122e84b41b2859e78372d3bd2b0e6ce7fc711a6c 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/network/show.json.erb
+++ b/app/views/projects/network/show.json.erb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         author: {
           name: c.author_name,
           email: c.author_email,
-          icon: avatar_icon(c.author_email, 20)
+          icon: image_path(avatar_icon(c.author_email, 20))
         },
         time: c.time,
         space: c.spaces.first,