diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index b4aac01..42a3ed2 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ export default class MediaDbPlugin extends Plugin {
 				}
 
 				// Update model to use local image path
-				mediaTypeModel.image = `"[[${imagePath}]]"`;
+				mediaTypeModel.image = `[[${imagePath}]]`;
 				return true;
 			} catch (e) {
 				console.warn('MDB | Failed to download image:', e);