diff --git a/images/status_indicator.go b/images/status_indicator.go
index 237f0f5ba..deb5d938d 100644
--- a/images/status_indicator.go
+++ b/images/status_indicator.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fogleman/gg"
 )
 
-func AddStatusIndicatorToImage(inputImage []byte, innerColor color.Color, indicatorSize, indicatorBorder, indicatorCenterToEdge float64) ([]byte, error) {
+func AddStatusIndicatorToImage(inputImage []byte, innerColor color.Color, indicatorSize, indicatorBorder float64) ([]byte, error) {
 	// decode the input image
 	img, _, err := image.Decode(bytes.NewReader(inputImage))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ func AddStatusIndicatorToImage(inputImage []byte, innerColor color.Color, indica
 	width := img.Bounds().Max.X
 	height := img.Bounds().Max.Y
 
-	indicatorOuterRadius := (indicatorSize / 2) + indicatorBorder
+	indicatorRadius := indicatorSize / 2
 
 	// calculate the center point
-	x := float64(width) - indicatorCenterToEdge
-	y := float64(height) - indicatorCenterToEdge
+	x := float64(width) - indicatorRadius
+	y := float64(height) - indicatorRadius
 
 	// create a new gg.Context instance
 	dc := gg.NewContext(width, height)
@@ -33,16 +33,16 @@ func AddStatusIndicatorToImage(inputImage []byte, innerColor color.Color, indica
 
 	// Loop through each pixel in the hole and set it to transparent
 	dc.SetColor(color.Transparent)
-	for i := x - indicatorOuterRadius; i <= x+indicatorOuterRadius; i++ {
-		for j := y - indicatorOuterRadius; j <= y+indicatorOuterRadius; j++ {
-			if math.Pow(i-x, 2)+math.Pow(j-y, 2) <= math.Pow(indicatorOuterRadius, 2) {
+	for i := x - indicatorRadius; i <= x+indicatorRadius; i++ {
+		for j := y - indicatorRadius; j <= y+indicatorRadius; j++ {
+			if math.Pow(i-x, 2)+math.Pow(j-y, 2) <= math.Pow(indicatorRadius, 2) {
 				dc.SetPixel(int(i), int(j))
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	// draw inner circle
-	dc.DrawCircle(x, y, indicatorOuterRadius-indicatorBorder)
+	dc.DrawCircle(x, y, indicatorRadius-indicatorBorder)
 	dc.SetColor(innerColor)
 	dc.Fill()
 
diff --git a/server/handlers.go b/server/handlers.go
index 28d1f120d..fc0f3efab 100644
--- a/server/handlers.go
+++ b/server/handlers.go
@@ -56,25 +56,24 @@ func handleRequestDownloaderMissing(logger *zap.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 }
 
 type ImageParams struct {
-	KeyUID                string
-	PublicKey             string
-	ImageName             string
-	ImagePath             string
-	FullName              string
-	InitialsLength        int
-	FontFile              string
-	FontSize              float64
-	Color                 color.Color
-	BgSize                int
-	BgColor               color.Color
-	UppercaseRatio        float64
-	Theme                 ring.Theme
-	Ring                  bool
-	RingWidth             float64
-	IndicatorSize         float64
-	IndicatorBorder       float64
-	IndicatorCenterToEdge float64
-	IndicatorColor        color.Color
+	KeyUID          string
+	PublicKey       string
+	ImageName       string
+	ImagePath       string
+	FullName        string
+	InitialsLength  int
+	FontFile        string
+	FontSize        float64
+	Color           color.Color
+	BgSize          int
+	BgColor         color.Color
+	UppercaseRatio  float64
+	Theme           ring.Theme
+	Ring            bool
+	RingWidth       float64
+	IndicatorSize   float64
+	IndicatorBorder float64
+	IndicatorColor  color.Color
 
 	AuthorID     string
 	URL          string
@@ -228,16 +227,6 @@ func ParseImageParams(logger *zap.Logger, params url.Values) ImageParams {
 		parsed.IndicatorBorder = indicatorBorder
 	}
 
-	indicatorCenterToEdgeStrs := params["indicatorCenterToEdge"]
-	if len(indicatorCenterToEdgeStrs) != 0 {
-		indicatorCenterToEdge, err := strconv.ParseFloat(indicatorCenterToEdgeStrs[0], 64)
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.Error("ParseParams: invalid indicatorCenterToEdge", zap.String("indicatorCenterToEdge", indicatorCenterToEdgeStrs[0]))
-			indicatorCenterToEdge = 0
-		}
-		parsed.IndicatorCenterToEdge = indicatorCenterToEdge
-	}
-
 	ringWidthStrs := params["ringWidth"]
 	if len(ringWidthStrs) != 0 {
 		ringWidth, err := strconv.ParseFloat(ringWidthStrs[0], 64)
@@ -350,7 +339,7 @@ func handleAccountImagesImpl(multiaccountsDB *multiaccounts.Database, logger *za
 	if parsed.IndicatorSize != 0 {
 		// enlarge indicator size based on identity image size / desired size
 		// or we get a bad quality identity image
-		payload, err = images.AddStatusIndicatorToImage(payload, parsed.IndicatorColor, parsed.IndicatorSize*enlargeRatio, parsed.IndicatorBorder*enlargeRatio, parsed.IndicatorCenterToEdge*enlargeRatio)
+		payload, err = images.AddStatusIndicatorToImage(payload, parsed.IndicatorColor, parsed.IndicatorSize*enlargeRatio, parsed.IndicatorBorder*enlargeRatio)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Error("handleAccountImagesImpl: failed to draw status-indicator for initials", zap.Error(err))
 			return
@@ -400,7 +389,7 @@ func handleAccountImagesPlaceholder(logger *zap.Logger, w http.ResponseWriter, p
 
 	if parsed.IndicatorSize != 0 {
 		enlargeIndicatorRatio := float64(width / parsed.BgSize)
-		payload, err = images.AddStatusIndicatorToImage(payload, parsed.IndicatorColor, parsed.IndicatorSize*enlargeIndicatorRatio, parsed.IndicatorBorder*enlargeIndicatorRatio, parsed.IndicatorCenterToEdge)
+		payload, err = images.AddStatusIndicatorToImage(payload, parsed.IndicatorColor, parsed.IndicatorSize*enlargeIndicatorRatio, parsed.IndicatorBorder*enlargeIndicatorRatio)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Error("handleAccountImagesPlaceholder: failed to draw status-indicator for initials", zap.Error(err))
 			return
@@ -495,7 +484,7 @@ func handleAccountInitialsImpl(multiaccountsDB *multiaccounts.Database, logger *
 	}
 
 	if parsed.IndicatorSize != 0 {
-		payload, err = images.AddStatusIndicatorToImage(payload, parsed.IndicatorColor, parsed.IndicatorSize, parsed.IndicatorBorder, parsed.IndicatorCenterToEdge)
+		payload, err = images.AddStatusIndicatorToImage(payload, parsed.IndicatorColor, parsed.IndicatorSize, parsed.IndicatorBorder)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Error("failed to draw status-indicator for initials", zap.Error(err))
 			return
@@ -536,7 +525,7 @@ func handleAccountInitialsPlaceholder(logger *zap.Logger, w http.ResponseWriter,
 	}
 
 	if parsed.IndicatorSize != 0 {
-		payload, err = images.AddStatusIndicatorToImage(payload, parsed.IndicatorColor, parsed.IndicatorSize, parsed.IndicatorBorder, parsed.IndicatorCenterToEdge)
+		payload, err = images.AddStatusIndicatorToImage(payload, parsed.IndicatorColor, parsed.IndicatorSize, parsed.IndicatorBorder)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Error("failed to draw status-indicator for initials", zap.Error(err))
 			return
@@ -665,7 +654,7 @@ func handleContactImages(db *sql.DB, logger *zap.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 		}
 
 		if parsed.IndicatorSize != 0 {
-			payload, err = images.AddStatusIndicatorToImage(payload, parsed.IndicatorColor, parsed.IndicatorSize*enlargeRatio, parsed.IndicatorBorder*enlargeRatio, parsed.IndicatorCenterToEdge*enlargeRatio)
+			payload, err = images.AddStatusIndicatorToImage(payload, parsed.IndicatorColor, parsed.IndicatorSize*enlargeRatio, parsed.IndicatorBorder*enlargeRatio)
 			if err != nil {
 				logger.Error("handleAccountImagesImpl: failed to draw status-indicator for initials", zap.Error(err))
 				return