diff --git a/PlotLine/Services/CoreServices.cs b/PlotLine/Services/CoreServices.cs
index ffd4b41..44e77cc 100644
--- a/PlotLine/Services/CoreServices.cs
+++ b/PlotLine/Services/CoreServices.cs
@@ -5438,6 +5438,7 @@ public sealed class RelationshipMapService(IProjectRepository projects, ICharact
         }
 
         var data = await characters.GetRelationshipMapAsync(projectId);
+        var characterImageLookup = (await characters.ListCharactersAsync(projectId)).ToDictionary(x => x.CharacterID);
         var sceneOrder = BuildSceneOrder(data);
         var point = ResolveStoryPoint(data, sceneOrder, bookId, chapterId, sceneId);
         var eventsByRelationship = data.RelationshipEvents
@@ -5478,10 +5479,10 @@ public sealed class RelationshipMapService(IProjectRepository projects, ICharact
                 CharacterID = x.CharacterID,
                 CharacterName = x.CharacterName,
                 CharacterImportance = x.CharacterImportance,
-                AvatarImagePath = x.AvatarImagePath,
-                AvatarThumbnailPath = x.AvatarThumbnailPath,
-                ImagePath = x.ImagePath,
-                ThumbnailPath = x.ThumbnailPath,
+                AvatarImagePath = characterImageLookup.TryGetValue(x.CharacterID, out var characterImages) ? characterImages.AvatarImagePath : x.AvatarImagePath,
+                AvatarThumbnailPath = characterImages?.AvatarThumbnailPath ?? x.AvatarThumbnailPath,
+                ImagePath = characterImages?.ImagePath ?? x.ImagePath,
+                ThumbnailPath = characterImages?.ThumbnailPath ?? x.ThumbnailPath,
                 IsFocus = x.CharacterID == focusCharacterId
             })
             .ToList();