diff --git a/api/v1/serializers/__init__.py b/api/v1/serializers/__init__.py
index cf7d67f7..48cfa911 100644
--- a/api/v1/serializers/__init__.py
+++ b/api/v1/serializers/__init__.py
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ import base64
 import six
 import uuid
 
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
 
 from rest_framework import serializers
 
-
 class Base64ImageField(serializers.ImageField):
-
+    use_url = False
     def to_internal_value(self, data):
         if isinstance(data, six.string_types):
             if 'data:' in data and ';base64,' in data:
@@ -30,3 +30,8 @@ class Base64ImageField(serializers.ImageField):
         extension = imghdr.what(file_name, decoded_file)
         extension = "jpg" if extension == "jpeg" else extension
         return extension
+
+    def to_representation(self, value):
+        file = "%s%s" % (settings.MEDIA_URL, super().to_representation(value),)
+
+        return file