diff --git a/engine/vibes_auth/serializers.py b/engine/vibes_auth/serializers.py
index 1f1be642..cee31913 100644
--- a/engine/vibes_auth/serializers.py
+++ b/engine/vibes_auth/serializers.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from contextlib import suppress
 from hmac import compare_digest
 from typing import Any
 
-from constance import config
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth import authenticate
 from django.contrib.auth.models import update_last_login
 from django.contrib.auth.password_validation import validate_password
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ from rest_framework.fields import (
     BooleanField,
     CharField,
     EmailField,
+    JSONField,
     ListField,
     SerializerMethodField,
-    JSONField,
 )
 from rest_framework.serializers import ModelSerializer, Serializer
 from rest_framework_simplejwt.exceptions import TokenError
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ from rest_framework_simplejwt.tokens import RefreshToken, Token, UntypedToken
 from engine.core.models import Product
 from engine.core.serializers import ProductSimpleSerializer
 from engine.core.utils.security import is_safe_key
-from django.conf import settings
 from engine.vibes_auth.models import User
 from engine.vibes_auth.validators import validate_phone_number
 
@@ -38,25 +37,18 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class UserSerializer(ModelSerializer):
-    avatar_url = SerializerMethodField(required=False, read_only=True)
     password = CharField(write_only=True, required=False)
     confirm_password = CharField(write_only=True, required=False)
     is_staff = BooleanField(read_only=True)
     recently_viewed = SerializerMethodField(required=False, read_only=True)
     attributes = JSONField(required=False)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_avatar_url(obj) -> str:
-        if obj.avatar:
-            return f"https://api.{config.BASE_DOMAIN}/media/{obj.avatar!s}"
-        return f"https://api.{config.BASE_DOMAIN}/static/person.png"
-
     class Meta:
         model = User
         fields = [
             "uuid",
             "email",
-            "avatar_url",
+            "avatar",
             "is_staff",
             "recently_viewed",
             "attributes",
diff --git a/evibes/middleware.py b/evibes/middleware.py
index 77065f41..5532ac60 100644
--- a/evibes/middleware.py
+++ b/evibes/middleware.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 from os import getenv
 
-from constance import config
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth.models import AnonymousUser
 from django.core.exceptions import BadRequest, DisallowedHost, PermissionDenied, ValidationError
 from django.http import HttpResponseForbidden
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class CustomCommonMiddleware(CommonMiddleware):
         try:
             return super().process_request(request)
         except DisallowedHost:
-            return redirect(f"https://api.{config.BASE_DOMAIN}")
+            return redirect(f"https://api.{settings.BASE_DOMAIN}")
 
 
 class CustomLocaleMiddleware(LocaleMiddleware):