diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 21c85ce53..24f6c6f76 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ site-keywords: Site, Template, Theme
 favicon-url: 
 
 # URL of the Image of Custom Hero Image (i.e., the image in the background of the very first section of the Homepage)
-heroimage: https://www.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/styles/utexas_hero_photo_image/public/hero-photos/maincampus_hero.jpg?itok=ZkKrhFki
+heroimage: /assets/images/battlebotsbg.jpg #https://www.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/styles/utexas_hero_photo_image/public/hero-photos/maincampus_hero.jpg?itok=ZkKrhFki
 
 # Social Media and Contact
 # If you don't want to use any icon, you can leave them blank.