diff --git a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html
index e9836a15..21a1e19b 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 {{- if and $dest $isRemote -}}
   {{- if $startsWithSlash -}}
     {{/* Images under static directory */}}
-    {{- $dest = (relURL $dest) -}}
+    {{- $dest = (relURL (strings.TrimPrefix "/" $dest)) -}}
   {{- else if and $isPage (not $startsWithRelative) -}}
     {{/* Images that are sibling to the individual page file */}}
     {{ $dest = (printf "../%s" $dest) }}
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/card.html b/layouts/shortcodes/card.html
index 562ec3f9..fae0f71e 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/card.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/card.html
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@
     {{- $image = $processed.RelPermalink -}}
   {{- else -}}
     {{/* Otherwise, use relative link of the image */}}
-    {{- $image = ($image | relURL) -}}
+    {{- if hasPrefix $image "/" -}}
+      {{- $image = relURL (strings.TrimPrefix "/" $image) -}}
+    {{- end -}}
   {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}