diff --git a/src/features/liveEvents/components/LiveEventFeedCardCompact.tsx b/src/features/liveEvents/components/LiveEventFeedCardCompact.tsx
index 7135972187..69c24b2dc5 100644
--- a/src/features/liveEvents/components/LiveEventFeedCardCompact.tsx
+++ b/src/features/liveEvents/components/LiveEventFeedCardCompact.tsx
@@ -63,12 +63,11 @@ export function LiveEventFeedCardCompact({
             style={[a.w_full, a.align_start, a.overflow_hidden, roundedStyles]}>
             <Image
               accessibilityIgnoresInvertColors
-              source={{
-                uri: layout.image,
-                blurhash: layout.blurhash,
-              }}
-              style={[a.absolute, a.inset_0]}
+              source={{uri: layout.image}}
+              placeholder={{blurhash: layout.blurhash}}
+              style={[a.absolute, a.inset_0, a.w_full, a.h_full]}
               contentFit="cover"
+              placeholderContentFit="cover"
             />
 
             <LinearGradient
diff --git a/src/features/liveEvents/components/LiveEventFeedCardWide.tsx b/src/features/liveEvents/components/LiveEventFeedCardWide.tsx
index ea489d951e..1ed3a49df2 100644
--- a/src/features/liveEvents/components/LiveEventFeedCardWide.tsx
+++ b/src/features/liveEvents/components/LiveEventFeedCardWide.tsx
@@ -70,12 +70,11 @@ export function LiveEventFeedCardWide({
             ]}>
             <Image
               accessibilityIgnoresInvertColors
-              source={{
-                uri: layout.image,
-                blurhash: layout.blurhash,
-              }}
-              style={[a.absolute, a.inset_0]}
+              source={{uri: layout.image}}
+              placeholder={{blurhash: layout.blurhash}}
+              style={[a.absolute, a.inset_0, a.w_full, a.h_full]}
               contentFit="cover"
+              placeholderContentFit="cover"
             />
 
             <LinearGradient