diff --git a/SparkleShare/SparkleController.cs b/SparkleShare/SparkleController.cs
index ab5caac4..fbd626f2 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/SparkleController.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/SparkleController.cs
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
             } else {
                 // Let's try to get the person's gravatar for next time
                 WebClient web_client = new WebClient ();
-                Uri uri = new Uri ("http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/" + GetMD5 (email) +
+                Uri uri = new Uri ("https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/" + GetMD5 (email) +
                     ".jpg?s=" + size + "&d=404");
 
                 string tmp_file_path = SparkleHelpers.CombineMore (SparklePaths.SparkleTmpPath, email + size);
diff --git a/data/html/event-log.html b/data/html/event-log.html
index fc3f6252..7663065f 100644
--- a/data/html/event-log.html
+++ b/data/html/event-log.html
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@
             .buddy-icon {
                 width:            36px;
                 height:           36px;
-                background-color: #fff;
             }
 
             .event-info {