diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/authors.ts b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/authors.ts
index 1fe0ef923815..242e6f52b8c6 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/authors.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/authors.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ function normalizeImageUrl({
   imageURL: string | undefined;
   baseUrl: string;
 }) {
-  return imageURL?.startsWith('/')
+  return imageURL?.startsWith('/') && !imageURL.startsWith(baseUrl)
     ? normalizeUrl([baseUrl, imageURL])
     : imageURL;
 }
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/authorsMap.ts b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/authorsMap.ts
index 020845f9b975..184d53720665 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/authorsMap.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/authorsMap.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ function normalizeAuthor({
       permalink: normalizeUrl([authorsBaseRoutePath, slug]),
     };
   }
-  console.log('baseUrl:', baseUrl);
 
   return {
     ...author,