diff --git a/components/PanelPages/BlogEditorSection.tsx b/components/PanelPages/BlogEditorSection.tsx
index 2cadf06..7c094ac 100644
--- a/components/PanelPages/BlogEditorSection.tsx
+++ b/components/PanelPages/BlogEditorSection.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const normalizeUrl = (u: string) => {
   const t = u.trim()
   if (/^(https?:|data:|blob:)/i.test(t)) return t
   if (t.startsWith('//')) return `https:${t}`
+  if (t.startsWith('/')) return t
   return `https://${t.replace(/^\/+/, '')}`
 }
 
@@ -1486,11 +1487,11 @@ const RichTextEditor: React.FC<{
           setImageUrl('')
         }}
         onFileUpload={async (file) => {
-          setImageModalOpen(false)
           const permanentUrl = await uploadBlogImage(file)
           if (permanentUrl) {
             insertPlaceholder('image', permanentUrl)
           }
+          setImageModalOpen(false)
         }}
         onCancel={() => { setImageModalOpen(false); setImageUrl('') }}
       />
@@ -1609,11 +1610,12 @@ const InsertImageModal: React.FC<{
             type="file"
             accept="image/*"
             className="hidden"
-            onChange={(e) => {
+            onChange={async (e) => {
               const file = e.target.files?.[0]
               if (file) {
                 setUploading(true)
-                onFileUpload(file)
+                await onFileUpload(file)
+                setUploading(false)
               }
             }}
           />