diff --git a/remote/gogs/helper.go b/remote/gogs/helper.go
index 32b1fb52b..dd6f91ede 100644
--- a/remote/gogs/helper.go
+++ b/remote/gogs/helper.go
@@ -120,15 +120,23 @@ func fixMalformedAvatar(url string) string {
 }
 
 // expandAvatar is a helper function that converts a relative avatar URL to the
-// abosolute url.
+// absolute url.
 func expandAvatar(repo, rawurl string) string {
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(rawurl, "/avatars/") {
-		return rawurl
-	}
-	url, err := url.Parse(repo)
+	aurl, err := url.Parse(rawurl)
 	if err != nil {
 		return rawurl
 	}
-	url.Path = rawurl
-	return url.String()
+	if aurl.IsAbs() {
+		// Url is already absolute
+		return aurl.String()
+	}
+
+	// Resolve to base
+	burl, err := url.Parse(repo)
+	if err != nil {
+		return rawurl
+	}
+	aurl = burl.ResolveReference(aurl)
+
+	return aurl.String()
 }
diff --git a/remote/gogs/helper_test.go b/remote/gogs/helper_test.go
index c203a8561..e6e63a02a 100644
--- a/remote/gogs/helper_test.go
+++ b/remote/gogs/helper_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func Test_parse(t *testing.T) {
 			g.Assert(build.Link).Equal(hook.Compare)
 			g.Assert(build.Branch).Equal("master")
 			g.Assert(build.Message).Equal(hook.Commits[0].Message)
-			g.Assert(build.Avatar).Equal("//1.gravatar.com/avatar/8c58a0be77ee441bb8f8595b7f1b4e87")
+			g.Assert(build.Avatar).Equal("http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/8c58a0be77ee441bb8f8595b7f1b4e87")
 			g.Assert(build.Author).Equal(hook.Sender.Login)
 
 		})
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func Test_parse(t *testing.T) {
 				FullName: "gophers/hello-world",
 				Owner: gogs.User{
 					UserName:  "gordon",
-					AvatarUrl: "//1.gravatar.com/avatar/8c58a0be77ee441bb8f8595b7f1b4e87",
+					AvatarUrl: "http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/8c58a0be77ee441bb8f8595b7f1b4e87",
 				},
 				CloneUrl: "http://gogs.golang.org/gophers/hello-world.git",
 				HtmlUrl:  "http://gogs.golang.org/gophers/hello-world",
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func Test_parse(t *testing.T) {
 				FullName: "gophers/hello-world",
 				Owner: gogs.User{
 					UserName:  "gordon",
-					AvatarUrl: "//1.gravatar.com/avatar/8c58a0be77ee441bb8f8595b7f1b4e87",
+					AvatarUrl: "http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/8c58a0be77ee441bb8f8595b7f1b4e87",
 				},
 			}
 			repo := toRepoLite(&from)
@@ -165,7 +165,11 @@ func Test_parse(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				{
 					"//1.gravatar.com/avatar/8c58a0be77ee441bb8f8595b7f1b4e87",
-					"//1.gravatar.com/avatar/8c58a0be77ee441bb8f8595b7f1b4e87",
+					"http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/8c58a0be77ee441bb8f8595b7f1b4e87",
+				},
+				{
+					"/gogs/avatars/2",
+					"http://gogs.io/gogs/avatars/2",
 				},
 			}