diff --git a/app/helpers/meta_data_helper.rb b/app/helpers/meta_data_helper.rb
index 6b3dcfc7f6cfcfe84d32f907ef379300729a283a..7fbe86ab8507bcd8cb928b2a50694e28201bc3dc 100644
--- a/app/helpers/meta_data_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/meta_data_helper.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module MetaDataHelper
   end
 
   def default_image_url
-    asset_url "assets/branding/logos/asterisk.png"
+    asset_url("assets/branding/logos/asterisk.png", skip_pipeline: true)
   end
 
   def default_author_name