diff --git a/_layouts/default.html b/_layouts/default.html
index 65db883..c0814b1 100644
--- a/_layouts/default.html
+++ b/_layouts/default.html
@@ -50,9 +50,8 @@ <h2>{{ site.description | default: site.github.project_tagline }}</h2>
             {% for ex in  site.examples %}
               {{ ex }}
             {% endfor %}
-	    {% assign image = {{ site.examples | sample }} %}
-            {{ site.examples | sample }}
-            <img src={{ site.examples | sample }} width=200px title="Figure 1" />
+            {{ site.examples | sample | absolute_url }}
+            <img src={{ site.examples | sample | absolute_url }} width=200px title="Figure 1" />
           {% endif %}
           <p>
           {% if page.img2 %}