diff --git a/frontend/wikicms.py b/frontend/wikicms.py
index 86cb980..bd5c168 100644
--- a/frontend/wikicms.py
+++ b/frontend/wikicms.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def needsProxy(self,path:str)->bool:
         Returns:
             True if this path needs to be proxied 
         '''
-        result=path.startswith("/images")
+        result=path.startswith("/images/")
         return result
     
     def proxy(self,path:str)->str:
diff --git a/tests/test_frontend.py b/tests/test_frontend.py
index 8b6df3a..4424198 100644
--- a/tests/test_frontend.py
+++ b/tests/test_frontend.py
@@ -59,6 +59,19 @@ def testProxy(self):
         self.assertEqual("200 OK",imageResponse.status)
         self.assertEqual(79499,len(imageResponse.data))
         
+    def testIssue18(self):
+        '''
+        https://github.com/BITPlan/pyWikiCMS/issues/18
+        image proxying should work #18
+        '''
+        frontend=self.server.enableFrontend('www')
+        url="/images/wiki/thumb/4/42/1738-006.jpg/400px-1738-006.jpg"
+        self.assertTrue(frontend.needsProxy(url))
+        imageResponse=frontend.render(url)
+        self.assertFalse(imageResponse is None)
+        self.assertEqual("200 OK",imageResponse.status)
+        self.assertEqual(33742,len(imageResponse.data))
+        
     def createPackage(self,packageFolder,templateFolder,moduleName,moduleCode,templateCode):
         moduleFolder="%s/%s" % (packageFolder,moduleName)
         os.makedirs(moduleFolder,exist_ok=True)