diff --git a/stude/accounts/models.py b/stude/accounts/models.py
index 4f33659..e34a78c 100644
--- a/stude/accounts/models.py
+++ b/stude/accounts/models.py
@@ -20,11 +20,9 @@ def validate_student_id(value):
 class CustomUser(AbstractUser):
     def _get_upload_to(instance, filename):
         base_filename, file_extension = os.path.splitext(filename)
-        # Convert filename to a slug format
-        cleaned_filename = slugify(base_filename)
         # Get the student ID number
         student_id = str(instance.student_id_number)
-        new_filename = f"{student_id}_{cleaned_filename}{file_extension}"
+        new_filename = f"{student_id}_{file_extension}"
         return os.path.join('avatars', new_filename)
 
     first_name = models.CharField(max_length=100)