diff --git a/CHANGELOG.yaml b/CHANGELOG.yaml
index 45dedc2f8..f265db41f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.yaml
+++ b/CHANGELOG.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+unreleased:
+  fixed bugs:
+    - GH-1366 Fixed a bug where $randomAvatarImage was returning an invalid URL
+
 4.4.0:
   date: 2024-02-28
   new features:
diff --git a/lib/superstring/dynamic-variables.js b/lib/superstring/dynamic-variables.js
index aeff852b4..d026487c7 100644
--- a/lib/superstring/dynamic-variables.js
+++ b/lib/superstring/dynamic-variables.js
@@ -371,7 +371,14 @@ var faker = require('@faker-js/faker/locale/en'),
 
         $randomAvatarImage: {
             description: 'A random avatar image',
-            generator: faker.image.avatar
+            generator: () => {
+                // ref: https://github.com/faker-js/faker/blob/v8.4.1/src/modules/image/index.ts#L61
+                return faker.random.arrayElement([
+                    // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+                    `https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/Qmd3W5DuhgHirLHGVixi6V76LhCkZUz6pnFt5AJBiyvHye/avatar/${faker.datatype.number(1249)}.jpg`,
+                    `https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/${faker.datatype.number(100000000)}`
+                ]);
+            }
         },
         $randomImageUrl: {
             description: 'A URL for a random image',
diff --git a/test/unit/dynamic-variables.test.js b/test/unit/dynamic-variables.test.js
index 9d0ac370e..5a7c5bc25 100644
--- a/test/unit/dynamic-variables.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/dynamic-variables.test.js
@@ -97,5 +97,12 @@ describe('Dynamic variable', function () {
             expect(directoryPath).to.not.be.undefined;
             expect(directoryPath).to.not.be.null;
         });
+
+        it('$randomAvatarImage returns a random avatar image', function () {
+            var avatarImage = dynamicVariables.$randomAvatarImage.generator();
+
+            expect(avatarImage).to.be.a('string')
+                .and.match(/^https:\/\/(avatars\.githubusercontent\.com|cloudflare-ipfs\.com)\/.+/);
+        });
     });
 });