diff --git a/app/Models/Article.php b/app/Models/Article.php
index 5d3901a..cd8f2ea 100644
--- a/app/Models/Article.php
+++ b/app/Models/Article.php
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ class Article extends Model
             return null;
         }
 
-        return asset('storage/'.$this->featured_image_path);
+        // Return relative path for Next.js frontend (images served from public/)
+        return '/'.$this->featured_image_path;
     }
 }