diff --git a/inc/config.php b/inc/config.php
index 2af0f391..6c7247b4 100644
--- a/inc/config.php
+++ b/inc/config.php
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@
 	$config['dir']['home'] = '';
 
 	// Location of a blank 1x1 gif file. Only used when country_flags_condensed is enabled
-	$config['uri_blank'] = $config['root'] . 'static/blank.gif';
+	// $config['image_blank'] = 'static/blank.gif';
 
 	// Static images. These can be URLs OR base64 (data URI scheme). These are only used if
 	// $config['font_awesome'] is false (default).
diff --git a/inc/functions.php b/inc/functions.php
index 5b5f5bdd..a65bf720 100644
--- a/inc/functions.php
+++ b/inc/functions.php
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ function loadConfig() {
 	if (!isset($config['dir']['static']))
 		$config['dir']['static'] = $config['root'] . 'static/';
 
+	if (!isset($config['image_blank']))
+		$config['image_blank'] = $config['dir']['static'] . 'blank.gif';
+
 	if (!isset($config['image_sticky']))
 		$config['image_sticky'] = $config['dir']['static'] . 'sticky.gif';
 	if (!isset($config['image_locked']))
diff --git a/templates/post_reply.html b/templates/post_reply.html
index fb240511..713ddac9 100644
--- a/templates/post_reply.html
+++ b/templates/post_reply.html
@@ -31,17 +31,17 @@
 		{% if config.display_flags and post.modifiers.flag %}
 			 <img 
 				{% if config.country_flags_condensed %}
-					class="flag flag-{{ post.modifiers.flag }}" src="{{ config.uri_blank }}"
+					 class="flag flag-{{ post.modifiers.flag }}" src="{{ config.image_blank }}"
 				{% else %}
-					class="flag" src="{{ config.uri_flags|sprintf(post.modifiers.flag) }}"
+					 class="flag" src="{{ config.uri_flags|sprintf(post.modifiers.flag) }}"
 				{% endif %}
-			 	style="{% if post.modifiers['flag style'] %}
+			 	 style="{% if post.modifiers['flag style'] %}
 					{{ post.modifiers['flag style'] }}
 				{% else %}
 					{{ config.flag_style }}
 				{% endif %}"
-			 {% if post.modifiers['flag alt'] %}alt="{{ post.modifiers['flag alt'] | e('html_attr') }}"
-				title="{{ post.modifiers['flag alt'] | e('html_attr') }}"{% endif %}>
+			{% if post.modifiers['flag alt'] %} alt="{{ post.modifiers['flag alt'] | e('html_attr') }}"
+				 title="{{ post.modifiers['flag alt'] | e('html_attr') }}"{% endif %}>
 		{% endif %}
 		 <time datetime="{{ post.time|date('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S') }}{{ timezone() }}">{{ post.time|date(config.post_date) }}</time>
 	</label>
diff --git a/templates/post_thread.html b/templates/post_thread.html
index d922dabd..113444be 100644
--- a/templates/post_thread.html
+++ b/templates/post_thread.html
@@ -83,9 +83,19 @@
 			 [<a class="ip-link" style="margin:0;" href="?/IP/{{ post.ip }}">{{ post.ip }}</a>]
 		{% endif %}
 		{% if config.display_flags and post.modifiers.flag %}
-			 <img class="flag" src="{{ config.uri_flags|sprintf(post.modifiers.flag) }}"
-			 	style="{% if post.modifiers['flag style'] %}{{ post.modifiers['flag style'] }}{% else %}{{ config.flag_style }}{% endif %}"
-			 {% if post.modifiers['flag alt'] %}alt="{{ post.modifiers['flag alt'] | e('html_attr') }}" title="{{ post.modifiers['flag alt'] | e('html_attr') }}"{% endif %}>
+			 <img
+				{% if config.country_flags_condensed %}
+					 class="flag flag-{{ post.modifiers.flag }}" src="{{ config.image_blank }}"
+				{% else %}
+					 class="flag" src="{{ config.uri_flags|sprintf(post.modifiers.flag) }}"
+				{% endif %}
+					 style="{% if post.modifiers['flag style'] %}
+					{{ post.modifiers['flag style'] }}
+				{% else %}
+					{{ config.flag_style }}
+				{% endif %}"
+				{% if post.modifiers['flag alt'] %} alt="{{ post.modifiers['flag alt'] | e('html_attr') }}"
+				 title="{{ post.modifiers['flag alt'] | e('html_attr') }}"{% endif %}>
 		{% endif %}
 		 <time datetime="{{ post.time|date('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S') }}{{ timezone() }}">{{ post.time|date(config.post_date) }}</time>
 	</label>