diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3936b55f..3ebec3a3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "imwald",
-  "version": "22.0.2",
+  "version": "22.1.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "imwald",
-      "version": "22.0.2",
+      "version": "22.1.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@asciidoctor/core": "^3.0.4",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 77278bd3..b7c69c3d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "imwald",
-  "version": "22.0.2",
+  "version": "22.1.1",
   "description": "Imwald — a user-friendly Nostr client focused on relay feed browsing, publications, and relay discovery",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/src/components/Image/index.tsx b/src/components/Image/index.tsx
index b0e7536a..a184a209 100644
--- a/src/components/Image/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Image/index.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Skeleton } from '@/components/ui/skeleton'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
-import { isSafeMediaUrl } from '@/lib/url'
+import { isRenderableMediaUrl, isSafeMediaUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import { TImetaInfo } from '@/types'
 import { decode } from 'blurhash'
 import { ImageOff } from 'lucide-react'
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export default function Image({
   const openLinkHref =
     (isSafeMediaUrl(url) && url.trim()) || (isSafeMediaUrl(imageUrl) && imageUrl.trim()) || ''
 
-  const badSrc = !imageUrl?.trim() || !isSafeMediaUrl(imageUrl.trim())
+  const badSrc = !imageUrl?.trim() || !isRenderableMediaUrl(imageUrl.trim())
   const showErrorState = hasError || badSrc
 
   const clearLoadWatch = () => {
diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index 81e37e8c..db26ec95 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -38,12 +38,13 @@ export const HIVETALK_BASE_URL =
  * Electron packaged builds use `file:` + client-side history paths like `/notes/…`, which replace
  * the document URL with `file:///notes/…`. Relative `BASE_URL` links would then resolve next to that
  * bogus path and 404. Resolve from this module's emitted chunk (`dist/assets/*.js`) instead.
+ * One `..` reaches `dist/` (sibling of `assets/`); `../..` would miss `public/` copies and 404.
  */
 export function publicAssetUrl(assetPath: string): string {
   const trimmed = assetPath.replace(/^\//, '')
   if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && window.location.protocol === 'file:') {
     try {
-      return new URL(`../../${trimmed}`, import.meta.url).href
+      return new URL(`../${trimmed}`, import.meta.url).href
     } catch {
       // fall through to BASE_URL
     }
diff --git a/src/lib/url.ts b/src/lib/url.ts
index f8498c9c..9c41b461 100644
--- a/src/lib/url.ts
+++ b/src/lib/url.ts
@@ -336,6 +336,20 @@ export function isSafeMediaUrl(url: string): boolean {
   return t.startsWith('http://') || t.startsWith('https://')
 }
 
+/**
+ * True if the URL may be used as an `<img src>` in-app: http(s), `data:image/…` (e.g. pubkey
+ * placeholders), `blob:`, or `file:` (Electron). Use {@link isSafeMediaUrl} for user-openable links only.
+ */
+export function isRenderableMediaUrl(url: string): boolean {
+  if (!url || typeof url !== 'string') return false
+  const t = url.trim()
+  if (isSafeMediaUrl(t)) return true
+  if (t.startsWith('data:image/')) return true
+  if (t.startsWith('blob:')) return true
+  if (t.startsWith('file:')) return true
+  return false
+}
+
 /**
  * Primal R2A CDN URL for media keyed by SHA-256 (same object as `https://blossom.primal.net/{hash}.ext`).
  * Used when the blossom host fails in-browser; aligns with NIP-B7-style alternate retrieval.