diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index eb4b40fa..8fca6781 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ Federation doesn't work without SSL, without a domain name or without your serve
 
 The site will still run without federation. You can create local communities and post in them...
 
-My way around this is to use ngrok.com, which is a quick and simple way to create a temporary VPN with a domain and SSL. On the free plan your domain changes often, which will break federation every time you reconnect. $10 per month will get you https://yourwhatever.ngrok.app which won't change. 
+My way around this is to use ngrok.com, which is a quick and simple way to create a temporary VPN with a domain and SSL. On the free plan your domain changes every few days, which will break federation. $10 per month will get you https://yourwhatever.ngrok.app which won't change. 
 
 Once you have ngrok working, edit the .env file and change the SERVER_NAME variable to your new domain name. 
 
diff --git a/app/templates/base.html b/app/templates/base.html
index ad4cdf76..7c84bbce 100644
--- a/app/templates/base.html
+++ b/app/templates/base.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     {% else %}
         {% if user.avatar_id and not low_bandwidth %}
             <a href="/u/{{ user.link() }}" title="{{ user.ap_id if user.ap_id != none else user.user_name }}">
-                <img src="{{ user.avatar_thumbnail() }}" alt="Avatar" /></a>
+                <img src="{{ user.avatar_thumbnail() }}" alt="Avatar" loading="lazy" /></a>
         {% endif %}
         <a href="/u/{{ user.link() }}" title="{{ user.ap_id if user.ap_id != none else user.user_name }}">{{ user.display_name() }}</a>
         {% if user.created_recently() %}