diff --git a/accounts/serializers.py b/accounts/serializers.py
index e939581..5f408b2 100644
--- a/accounts/serializers.py
+++ b/accounts/serializers.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.templatetags.static import static
 from rest_framework import serializers
 
 from .models import UserProfile
@@ -7,7 +8,16 @@
 class UserProfileSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     class Meta:
         model = UserProfile
-        fields = ("simbrief_pilot_id",)
+        fields = ("simbrief_pilot_id", "picture_profile")
+
+    picture_profile = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
+
+    def get_picture_profile(self, obj):
+        request = self.context.get("request")
+        placeholder = static("images/placeholder.jpg")
+        if obj.picture_profile:
+            return request.build_absolute_uri(obj.picture_profile.url) if request else obj.picture_profile.url
+        return request.build_absolute_uri(placeholder) if request else placeholder
 
 
 class RegisterSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
diff --git a/core/settings/base.py b/core/settings/base.py
index 744db4b..8245024 100644
--- a/core/settings/base.py
+++ b/core/settings/base.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 
 STATIC_URL = "/static/"
 STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR / "staticfiles"
+STATICFILES_DIRS = [BASE_DIR / "static"]
 STATICFILES_STORAGE = "whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage"
 
 CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS = []