diff --git a/src/with-split.spec.ts b/src/with-split.spec.ts
index aa9ff5c..ee50277 100644
--- a/src/with-split.spec.ts
+++ b/src/with-split.spec.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ describe('withSplit', () => {
       }
     })
     expect(conf.assetPrefix).toEqual('')
-    expect(conf.images).toEqual({ path: '' })
+    expect(conf.images).toEqual({ path: '/_next/image' })
     expect(conf.serverRuntimeConfig).toEqual({
       splits: {
         test1: {
diff --git a/src/with-split.ts b/src/with-split.ts
index 6186bc2..f6db76c 100644
--- a/src/with-split.ts
+++ b/src/with-split.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export const withSplit = (args: WithSplitArgs): WithSplitResult => {
     assetPrefix: nextConfig.assetPrefix || (process.env.VERCEL_URL ? `https://${process.env.VERCEL_URL}` : ''),
     images: {
       ...nextConfig.images,
-      path: nextConfig.images?.path || (process.env.VERCEL_URL ? `https://${process.env.VERCEL_URL}/_next/image` : '')
+      path: nextConfig.images?.path || (process.env.VERCEL_URL ? `https://${process.env.VERCEL_URL}/_next/image` : '/_next/image')
     },
     serverRuntimeConfig: {
       ...nextConfig.serverRuntimeConfig,