diff --git a/packages/common/src/ui/hooks/__tests__/useFetchImage.test.tsx b/packages/common/src/ui/hooks/__tests__/useFetchImage.test.tsx
index f2bd8d6f5b..7769ee02f7 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/ui/hooks/__tests__/useFetchImage.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/common/src/ui/hooks/__tests__/useFetchImage.test.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ describe('useFetchImage', () => {
         return mockImage;
       }
     } as typeof Image;
+    process.env.BLOCKFROST_IPFS_URL = 'https://ipfs.blockfrost.dev';
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
diff --git a/packages/common/src/ui/hooks/useFetchImage.ts b/packages/common/src/ui/hooks/useFetchImage.ts
index 3a3b3a90ef..359ea27ee3 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/ui/hooks/useFetchImage.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/ui/hooks/useFetchImage.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ type ImageFetchStateMap = {
 
 export type UseFetchImageState = ImageFetchStateMap[ImageFetchStatus];
 
-const BLOCKFROST_IPFS_URL = process.env.BLOCKFROST_IPFS_URL || '';
+const BLOCKFROST_IPFS_URL = process.env.BLOCKFROST_IPFS_URL || ' ';
 
 const maxConcurrentBlockfrostRequests = Number.parseInt(process.env.BLOCKFROST_IPFS_CONCURRENT_REQUESTS || '0', 10);
 let concurrentBlockfrostRequestsCount = 0;