diff --git a/modules/blox/blox/cta-image-paragraph/block.html b/modules/blox/blox/cta-image-paragraph/block.html
index 8907f8b3..cb494b7b 100644
--- a/modules/blox/blox/cta-image-paragraph/block.html
+++ b/modules/blox/blox/cta-image-paragraph/block.html
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@
   {{/* Resolve image from page bundle, site assets, remote, or static URLs */}}
   {{ $image_resource := false }}
   {{ $image_url := "" }}
+  {{ $image_path := "" }}
   {{ if $image_name }}
-    {{ $image_path := strings.TrimSpace (printf "%v" $image_name) }}
+    {{ $image_path = strings.TrimSpace (printf "%v" $image_name) }}
     {{ $is_remote := or (strings.HasPrefix $image_path "http://") (strings.HasPrefix $image_path "https://") }}
 
     {{ if $is_remote }}
diff --git a/modules/blox/blox/resume-biography/block.html b/modules/blox/blox/resume-biography/block.html
index 31339af9..8b0bb757 100644
--- a/modules/blox/blox/resume-biography/block.html
+++ b/modules/blox/blox/resume-biography/block.html
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
   {{ with index $banner "filename" }}{{ $banner_filename = strings.TrimSpace (printf "%v" .) }}{{ end }}
 {{ end }}
 {{ if $banner_filename }}
-{{ $banner_path := strings.TrimPrefix "/" $banner_filename }}
   {{/* Resolve image from page bundle, site assets, remote, or static URLs */}}
   {{ $image_resource := false }}
   {{ $image_url := "" }}