diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 12edea75b..a0f7330b9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ __pycache__/
 *$py.class
 chart.png
 video.mp4
-hostedimages/
 
 # C extensions
 *.so
diff --git a/files/routes/static.py b/files/routes/static.py
index a6b8c0ba6..291280a67 100644
--- a/files/routes/static.py
+++ b/files/routes/static.py
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ def static_service(path):
 @app.get('/hostedimages/<path:path>')
 @limiter.exempt
 def images(path):
-	resp = make_response(send_from_directory('./images', path))
+	resp = make_response(send_from_directory('/hostedimages', path))
 	resp.headers.remove("Cache-Control")
 	resp.headers.add("Cache-Control", "public, max-age=2628000")
 	return resp