diff --git a/files/classes/badges.py b/files/classes/badges.py
index 3e9e1a371..cbf32cf28 100644
--- a/files/classes/badges.py
+++ b/files/classes/badges.py
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ class BadgeDef(Base):
 	@property
 	@lazy
 	def path(self):
-		if 20 < self.id < 28 or self.id == 222: return SITE_FULL + f"/i/{SITE_NAME}/badges/{self.id}.webp"
-		return SITE_FULL + f"/i/badges/{self.id}.webp"
+		if 20 < self.id < 28 or self.id == 222: return SITE_FULL + f"/i/{SITE_NAME}/badges/{self.id}.webp?b=7"
+		return SITE_FULL + f"/i/badges/{self.id}.webp?b=7"
 
 class Badge(Base):
 
diff --git a/files/templates/admin/badge_admin.html b/files/templates/admin/badge_admin.html
index 234d3eecd..2bea1a183 100644
--- a/files/templates/admin/badge_admin.html
+++ b/files/templates/admin/badge_admin.html
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 	</td>
 	<td>
 		<label for="badge-{{badge.id}}">
-			<img class="contain" alt="{{badge.name}}" loading="lazy" src="{{badge.path}}?b=6" width=64.16 height=70>
+			<img class="contain" alt="{{badge.name}}" loading="lazy" src="{{badge.path}}" width=64.16 height=70>
 		</label>
 	</td>
 	<td>{{badge.name}}</td>
diff --git a/files/templates/badges.html b/files/templates/badges.html
index 7a005bafa..c5899ee82 100644
--- a/files/templates/badges.html
+++ b/files/templates/badges.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 				<td>{{badge.id}}</td>
 				<td>{{badge.name}}</td>
 				<td>
-					<img class="contain" alt="{{badge.name}}" loading="lazy" src="{{badge.path}}?b=6" width=45.83 height=50>
+					<img class="contain" alt="{{badge.name}}" loading="lazy" src="{{badge.path}}" width=45.83 height=50>
 				</td>
 				<td>{{badge.description}}</td>
 				{%- set ct = counts[badge.id] if badge.id in counts else (0, 0) %}
diff --git a/files/templates/userpage/banner.html b/files/templates/userpage/banner.html
index 7686d6dfc..6e3418fe8 100644
--- a/files/templates/userpage/banner.html
+++ b/files/templates/userpage/banner.html
@@ -247,10 +247,10 @@
 					{% for b in u.badges %}
 						{% if b.url %}
 							<a class="contain" rel="nofollow noopener" href="{{b.url}}">
-								<img alt="{{b.name}}" width=55 height=60 loading="lazy" src="{{b.path}}?b=6" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="bottom" title="{{b.text}}" {% if b.until %}data-until="{{b.until}}" data-nonce="{{g.nonce}}" data-onmouseover="badge_timestamp(this)"{% endif %}>
+								<img alt="{{b.name}}" width=55 height=60 loading="lazy" src="{{b.path}}" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="bottom" title="{{b.text}}" {% if b.until %}data-until="{{b.until}}" data-nonce="{{g.nonce}}" data-onmouseover="badge_timestamp(this)"{% endif %}>
 							</a>
 						{% else %}
-							<img class="contain" alt="{{b.name}}" width=55 height=60 loading="lazy" src="{{b.path}}?b=6" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="bottom" title="{{b.text}}" {% if b.until %}data-until="{{b.until}}" data-nonce="{{g.nonce}}" data-onmouseover="badge_timestamp(this)"{% endif %}>
+							<img class="contain" alt="{{b.name}}" width=55 height=60 loading="lazy" src="{{b.path}}" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="bottom" title="{{b.text}}" {% if b.until %}data-until="{{b.until}}" data-nonce="{{g.nonce}}" data-onmouseover="badge_timestamp(this)"{% endif %}>
 						{% endif %}
 					{% endfor %}
 				</div>
@@ -393,10 +393,10 @@
 					{% for b in u.badges %}
 						{% if b.url %}
 							<a rel="nofollow noopener" href="{{b.url}}">
-								<img class="contain" alt="{{b.name}}" width=29.33 height=32 loading="lazy" src="{{b.path}}?b=6" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="bottom" title="{{b.text}}" {% if b.until %}data-until="{{b.until}}" data-nonce="{{g.nonce}}" data-onmouseover="badge_timestamp(this)"{% endif %}>
+								<img class="contain" alt="{{b.name}}" width=29.33 height=32 loading="lazy" src="{{b.path}}" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="bottom" title="{{b.text}}" {% if b.until %}data-until="{{b.until}}" data-nonce="{{g.nonce}}" data-onmouseover="badge_timestamp(this)"{% endif %}>
 							</a>
 						{% else %}
-							<img class="contain" alt="{{b.name}}" width=29.33 height=32 loading="lazy" src="{{b.path}}?b=6" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="bottom" title="{{b.text}}" {% if b.until %}data-until="{{b.until}}" data-nonce="{{g.nonce}}" data-onmouseover="badge_timestamp(this)"{% endif %}>
+							<img class="contain" alt="{{b.name}}" width=29.33 height=32 loading="lazy" src="{{b.path}}" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="bottom" title="{{b.text}}" {% if b.until %}data-until="{{b.until}}" data-nonce="{{g.nonce}}" data-onmouseover="badge_timestamp(this)"{% endif %}>
 						{% endif %}
 					{% endfor %}
 				</div>