diff --git a/lib/gitlab/data_builder/push.rb b/lib/gitlab/data_builder/push.rb
index 31a46a738c3..c169c8fe135 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/data_builder/push.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/data_builder/push.rb
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ module Gitlab
           user_name: user.name,
           user_username: user.username,
           user_email: user.email,
-          user_avatar: user.avatar_url,
+          user_avatar: user.avatar_url(only_path: false),
           project_id: project.id,
           project: project.hook_attrs,
           commits: commit_attrs,