diff --git a/app/grants/utils.py b/app/grants/utils.py
index c7f970bebea..55e1b1e8de2 100644
--- a/app/grants/utils.py
+++ b/app/grants/utils.py
@@ -197,13 +197,13 @@ def generate_collection_thumbnail(collection, width, heigth):
         if grant.logo:
             if len(logos) > DISPLAY_GRANTS_LIMIT:
                 break
-
-            fd = urllib.request.urlopen(f'{media_url}{grant.logo.url}')
+            grant_url = f'{media_url}{grant.logo.url}'
+            print(f'Trying to get: ${grant_url}')
+            fd = urllib.request.urlopen(grant_url)
             logos.append(fd)
         else:
-            static_file = static(f'/v2/images/grants/logos/{grant.id % 3}.png')
-            logo = urllib.request.urlopen(f'{STATIC_HOST[:-1]}{static_file}')
-            logos.append(logo)
+            static_file = f'assets/v2/images/grants/logos/{grant.id % 3}.png'
+            logos.append(static_file)
 
     for logo in range(len(logos), 4):
         logos.append(None)
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ def generate_collection_thumbnail(collection, width, heigth):
             thumbail.paste(grant_bg, CORNERS[index], grant_bg)
             continue
 
-        if re.match(r'.*\.svg', logos[index].url):
+        if type(logos[index]) is not str and re.match(r'.*\.svg', logos[index].url):
             grant_img = convert_img(logos[index])
             grant_thumbail = Image.open(grant_img)
         else: