diff --git a/static/js/dicomViewer.js b/static/js/dicomViewer.js
index cde0f199..ba857899 100644
--- a/static/js/dicomViewer.js
+++ b/static/js/dicomViewer.js
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ export function loadCornerstone(main_element, db, images, annotations_to_load, l
 
                     // otherwise try to load it as a dicom
                 } else if (!image_url.startsWith("wadouri")) {
-                    cornerstone.loadAndCacheImage(url).then(function (image) {
+                    cornerstone.loadAndCacheImage(image_url).then(function (image) {
                             loadCornerstoneThumb();
                     });
                 } else {