diff --git a/config/version.go b/config/version.go
index f23356e..3dc6ee9 100644
--- a/config/version.go
+++ b/config/version.go
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 package config
 
-var Version = "1.5"
+var Version = "1.5.1"
diff --git a/src/routes/image.go b/src/routes/image.go
index fe42a82..a070985 100644
--- a/src/routes/image.go
+++ b/src/routes/image.go
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@ func GetImage(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	url := c.Query("url")
-	if url == "" {
-		c.String(400, "Missing url")
-		return
-	}
-
 	// validate the auth token
 	token, err := jwt.ParseWithClaims(authorization, &types.ImageProxyClaims{}, func(token *jwt.Token) (interface{}, error) {
 
@@ -51,11 +45,6 @@ func GetImage(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if claims.ImageURL != url {
-		c.String(400, "Request & token mismatch")
-		return
-	}
-
 	if claims.Exp < time.Now().Unix() {
 		c.String(400, "Token expired")
 		return
@@ -63,7 +52,7 @@ func GetImage(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	// download the image
 	client := resty.New()
-	resp, err := client.R().Get(url)
+	resp, err := client.R().Get(claims.ImageURL)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.AbortWithStatus(500)
 		return
diff --git a/src/utils/images.go b/src/utils/images.go
index b8c84a0..cea5adf 100644
--- a/src/utils/images.go
+++ b/src/utils/images.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func ReplaceImgTags(inHtml string) string {
 		authToken, _ := generateImageProxyAuth(src)
 
 		// replace the img tag with a proxied url
-		inHtml = strings.Replace(inHtml, imgTag, fmt.Sprintf(`<img src="%s/proxy?url=%s&auth=%s">`, os.Getenv("APP_URL"), src, authToken), 1)
+		inHtml = strings.Replace(inHtml, imgTag, fmt.Sprintf(`<img src="%s/proxy?auth=%s">`, os.Getenv("APP_URL"), authToken), 1)
 	}
 
 	return inHtml