diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/explorer/ExplorerQueryRepository.kt b/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/explorer/ExplorerQueryRepository.kt
index bd0a9a1f..8182b926 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/explorer/ExplorerQueryRepository.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/explorer/ExplorerQueryRepository.kt
@@ -431,10 +431,15 @@ class ExplorerQueryRepository(
                     price = it.price,
                     channelName = it.channelName,
                     managerNickname = it.member!!.nickname,
-                    coverImageUrl = if (it.coverImage!!.startsWith("https://")) {
-                        it.coverImage!!
-                    } else {
-                        "$cloudFrontHost/${it.coverImage!!}"
+                    // 기존: 라이브 방 커버 이미지를 반환
+                    // 변경: 크리에이터(방 매니저) 프로필 이미지를 반환
+                    coverImageUrl = run {
+                        val profileImage = it.member!!.profileImage
+                        when {
+                            profileImage.isNullOrBlank() -> "$cloudFrontHost/profile/default-profile.png"
+                            profileImage.startsWith("https://") -> profileImage
+                            else -> "$cloudFrontHost/$profileImage"
+                        }
                     },
                     isReservation = reservations.isNotEmpty(),
                     isActive = it.isActive,