diff --git a/src/controllers/topics.js b/src/controllers/topics.js
index 2d48ae942b..a459c3a99f 100644
--- a/src/controllers/topics.js
+++ b/src/controllers/topics.js
@@ -346,8 +346,8 @@ function addOGImageTag(res, image) {
 	}
 
 	if (!imageUrl.startsWith('http')) {
-		// (https://domain.com/forum) + (/assets/uploads) + (imagePath)
-		imageUrl = path.posix.join(url, upload_url, imageUrl);
+		// (https://domain.com/forum) + (/assets/uploads) + (/files/imagePath)
+		imageUrl = url + path.posix.join(upload_url, imageUrl);
 	}
 
 	res.locals.metaTags.push({