diff --git a/worker/imgproxy.js b/worker/imgproxy.js
index 65c8ff16..421ea7fb 100644
--- a/worker/imgproxy.js
+++ b/worker/imgproxy.js
@@ -202,8 +202,10 @@ export async function processCrop ({ photoId, cropData }) {
     `/rs:fill:${size}:${size}`
   ].join('')
 
-  const uploadsUrl = process.env.MEDIA_URL_DOCKER || process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_MEDIA_URL
-  const url = new URL(photoId, uploadsUrl).toString()
+  // in dev we may use MEDIA_URL_DOCKER or NEXT_PUBLIC_MEDIA_URL
+  // in prod we use NEXT_PUBLIC_MEDIA_DOMAIN
+  const uploadsUrl = process.env.MEDIA_URL_DOCKER || process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_MEDIA_URL || `https://${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_MEDIA_DOMAIN}`
+  const url = `${uploadsUrl}/${photoId}`
   console.log('[imgproxy - cropjob] id:', photoId, '-- url:', url)
 
   const pathname = '/'