diff --git a/src/proxyauth.js b/src/proxyauth.js
index 442246e6e..ad7c32744 100644
--- a/src/proxyauth.js
+++ b/src/proxyauth.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function loginPage(req, res, next) {
         const title = app.label || app.manifest.title;
 
         apps.getIconPath(app, {}, function (error, iconPath) {
-            const icon = safe.fs.readFileSync(iconPath || '', 'base64');
+            const icon = 'data:image/png;base64,' + safe.fs.readFileSync(iconPath || '', 'base64');
 
             return res.render(path.join(paths.DASHBOARD_DIR, 'templates/proxyauth-login.ejs'), { title, icon });
         });