diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index 3c6eed6..cb4a7d0 100644
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
                                 </div>
                                 <script id="amazon-ad" type="text/html">
                                     <li>
-                                        <a href="<%=url %>" style="background-image: url('<%=image %>');">
+                                        <a href="<%=url %>" style="background-image: url('/api/public/a/img/?i=<%=image %>');">
                                             <span class="title"><%=title %></span>
                                             <span class="description"><%=review %></span>
                                         </a>
diff --git a/urls.py b/urls.py
index f1b0f53..1c37e2f 100644
--- a/urls.py
+++ b/urls.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+from views import amazon_search, amazon_image, lexers, sitemap, tags
 from django.conf.urls.defaults import include, patterns, url
 from django.views.generic.simple import direct_to_template
 from registration.forms import RegistrationFormUniqueEmail
-from views import amazon_search, lexers, sitemap, tags
 from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect
 from django.contrib import admin
 from snipts.views import search
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('',
 
     url(r'^api/public/lexer/$', lexers),
     url(r'^api/public/a/$', amazon_search),
+    url(r'^api/public/a/img/$', amazon_image),
 
     url(r'^api/', include(public_api.urls)),
     url(r'^api/', include(private_api.urls)),
diff --git a/views.py b/views.py
index d585a06..04acf3b 100644
--- a/views.py
+++ b/views.py
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
+from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect, HttpResponseBadRequest
 from annoying.decorators import ajax_request, render_to
+from django.template.defaultfilters import striptags
 from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
 from django.template import RequestContext
 from snipts.utils import get_lexers_list
 from django.db.models import Count
 from amazon.api import AmazonAPI
+from django.conf import settings
 from taggit.models import Tag
-from django.template.defaultfilters import striptags
+
+import os, urllib
 
 
 @ajax_request
@@ -19,7 +23,7 @@ def amazon_search(request):
     result = []
     for product in products:
         result.append({
-            'image':   product.small_image_url,
+            'image':   product.small_image_url.replace('http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/', ''),
             'price':   product.list_price,
             'review':  striptags(product.editorial_review),
             'reviews': product.reviews,
@@ -31,6 +35,25 @@ def amazon_search(request):
         'result': result
     }
 
+def amazon_image(request):
+    if 'i' in request.GET:
+
+        img_filename = request.GET.get('i')
+        img_src = 'http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/{}'.format(img_filename)
+        img_loc = os.path.join(settings.STATIC_ROOT, 'images', 'amazon', img_filename)
+
+        try:
+            open(img_loc)
+            return HttpResponseRedirect('/static/images/amazon/' + img_filename)
+        except IOError:
+            urllib.urlretrieve(img_src, img_loc)
+            return HttpResponseRedirect('/static/images/amazon/' + img_filename)
+
+        return HttpResponseRedirect('/static/images/amazon/' + img_filename)
+    else:
+        return HttpResponseBadRequest()
+    return {}
+
 @ajax_request
 def lexers(request):
     lexers = get_lexers_list()