diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c1df6902..0ae3e696 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ typings/
 .env*
 
 .cache/
-public
 
 # Mac files
 .DS_Store
diff --git a/public/default.png b/public/default.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d0cafecd
Binary files /dev/null and b/public/default.png differ
diff --git a/src/components/Person.js b/src/components/Person.js
index 9b9d0e8b..fa8a5d82 100644
--- a/src/components/Person.js
+++ b/src/components/Person.js
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ export default function Person({ person }) {
             height="50"
             src={img}
             alt={person.name}
+            onError={({ currentTarget }) => {
+              currentTarget.onerror = null; // prevents looping
+              currentTarget.src = "/default.png";
+            }}
             loading="lazy"
           />
           <h3>