diff --git a/modules/chat.py b/modules/chat.py
index 9af2d684..1fbda6b6 100644
--- a/modules/chat.py
+++ b/modules/chat.py
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ def load_character(character, name1, name2):
         shared.history['visible'] += [['', apply_extensions(greeting, "output")]]
 
     if shared.args.cai_chat:
-        return name1, name2, picture, greeting, context, generate_chat_html(shared.history['visible'], name1, name2)
+        return name1, name2, picture, greeting, context, generate_chat_html(shared.history['visible'], name1, name2, reset_cache=True)
     else:
         return name1, name2, picture, greeting, context, shared.history['visible']
 
diff --git a/modules/html_generator.py b/modules/html_generator.py
index 98a536f8..e1c085a6 100644
--- a/modules/html_generator.py
+++ b/modules/html_generator.py
@@ -117,12 +117,13 @@ def get_image_cache(path):
 
     return image_cache[path][1]
 
-def generate_chat_html(history, name1, name2):
+def generate_chat_html(history, name1, name2, reset_cache=False):
     output = f'<style>{cai_css}</style><div class="chat" id="chat">'
 
     # The time.time() is to prevent the brower from caching the image
-    img_bot = f'<img src="file/cache/pfp_character.png?{time.time()}">' if Path("cache/pfp_character.png").exists() else ''
-    img_me = f'<img src="file/cache/pfp_me.png?{time.time()}">' if Path("cache/pfp_me.png").exists() else ''
+    suffix = f"?{time.time()}" if reset_cache else ''
+    img_bot = f'<img src="file/cache/pfp_character.png{suffix}">' if Path("cache/pfp_character.png").exists() else ''
+    img_me = f'<img src="file/cache/pfp_me.png{suffix}">' if Path("cache/pfp_me.png").exists() else ''
 
     for i,_row in enumerate(history[::-1]):
         row = [convert_to_markdown(entry) for entry in _row]