diff --git a/config/initializers/mailer_config.rb b/config/initializers/mailer_config.rb
index aced48a4b..768975935 100644
--- a/config/initializers/mailer_config.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/mailer_config.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ require File.join(Rails.root, 'lib/messagebus/mailer')
 Diaspora::Application.configure do
   config.action_mailer.default_url_options = {:protocol => AppConfig[:pod_uri].scheme,
                                               :host => AppConfig[:pod_uri].authority }
+  config.action_mailer.asset_host = AppConfig[:pod_uri].to_s
 
   unless Rails.env == 'test' || AppConfig[:mailer_on] != true
     if AppConfig[:mailer_method] == 'messagebus'