diff --git a/api/app/clients/PluginsClient.js b/api/app/clients/PluginsClient.js
index 853d0e12d..5e9bde143 100644
--- a/api/app/clients/PluginsClient.js
+++ b/api/app/clients/PluginsClient.js
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ If your reverse proxy is compatible to OpenAI specs in every other way, it may s
       const trimmedPartial = opts.getPartialText().replaceAll(':::plugin:::\n', '');
       responseMessage.text =
         trimmedPartial.length === 0 ? `${partialText}${this.result.output}` : partialText;
+      addImages(this.result.intermediateSteps, responseMessage);
       await this.generateTextStream(this.result.output, opts.onProgress, { delay: 5 });
       return await this.handleResponseMessage(responseMessage, saveOptions, user);
     }
diff --git a/api/app/clients/output_parsers/addImages.js b/api/app/clients/output_parsers/addImages.js
index 02bf05dbe..b64dc16d4 100644
--- a/api/app/clients/output_parsers/addImages.js
+++ b/api/app/clients/output_parsers/addImages.js
@@ -1,23 +1,68 @@
+/**
+ * The `addImages` function corrects any erroneous image URLs in the `responseMessage.text`
+ * and appends image observations from `intermediateSteps` if they are not already present.
+ *
+ * @function
+ * @module addImages
+ *
+ * @param {Array.<Object>} intermediateSteps - An array of objects, each containing an observation.
+ * @param {Object} responseMessage - An object containing the text property which might have image URLs.
+ *
+ * @property {string} intermediateSteps[].observation - The observation string which might contain an image markdown.
+ * @property {string} responseMessage.text - The text which might contain image URLs.
+ *
+ * @example
+ *
+ * const intermediateSteps = [
+ *   { observation: '![desc](/images/test.png)' }
+ * ];
+ * const responseMessage = { text: 'Some text with ![desc](sandbox:/images/test.png)' };
+ *
+ * addImages(intermediateSteps, responseMessage);
+ *
+ * console.log(responseMessage.text);
+ * // Outputs: 'Some text with ![desc](/images/test.png)\n![desc](/images/test.png)'
+ *
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
 function addImages(intermediateSteps, responseMessage) {
   if (!intermediateSteps || !responseMessage) {
     return;
   }
 
+  // Correct any erroneous URLs in the responseMessage.text first
   intermediateSteps.forEach((step) => {
     const { observation } = step;
     if (!observation || !observation.includes('![')) {
       return;
     }
 
-    // Extract the image file path from the observation
-    const observedImagePath = observation.match(/\(\/images\/.*\.\w*\)/g)[0];
+    const match = observation.match(/\/images\/.*\.\w*/);
+    if (!match) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const essentialImagePath = match[0];
 
-    // Check if the responseMessage already includes the image file path
-    if (!responseMessage.text.includes(observedImagePath)) {
-      // If the image file path is not found, append the whole observation
+    const regex = /!\[.*?\]\((.*?)\)/g;
+    let matchErroneous;
+    while ((matchErroneous = regex.exec(responseMessage.text)) !== null) {
+      if (matchErroneous[1] && !matchErroneous[1].startsWith('/images/')) {
+        responseMessage.text = responseMessage.text.replace(matchErroneous[1], essentialImagePath);
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
+  // Now, check if the responseMessage already includes the correct image file path and append if not
+  intermediateSteps.forEach((step) => {
+    const { observation } = step;
+    if (!observation || !observation.includes('![')) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const observedImagePath = observation.match(/\(\/images\/.*\.\w*\)/g);
+    if (observedImagePath && !responseMessage.text.includes(observedImagePath[0])) {
       responseMessage.text += '\n' + observation;
-      if (this.options.debug) {
-        console.debug('added image from intermediateSteps');
+      if (process.env.DEBUG_PLUGINS) {
+        console.debug('[addImages] added image from intermediateSteps');
       }
     }
   });
diff --git a/api/app/clients/output_parsers/addImages.spec.js b/api/app/clients/output_parsers/addImages.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eb4d87d65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/app/clients/output_parsers/addImages.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+let addImages = require('./addImages');
+
+describe('addImages', () => {
+  let intermediateSteps;
+  let responseMessage;
+  let options;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    intermediateSteps = [];
+    responseMessage = { text: '' };
+    options = { debug: false };
+    this.options = options;
+    addImages = addImages.bind(this);
+  });
+
+  it('should handle null or undefined parameters', () => {
+    addImages(null, responseMessage);
+    expect(responseMessage.text).toBe('');
+
+    addImages(intermediateSteps, null);
+    expect(responseMessage.text).toBe('');
+
+    addImages(null, null);
+    expect(responseMessage.text).toBe('');
+  });
+
+  it('should append correct image markdown if not present in responseMessage', () => {
+    intermediateSteps.push({ observation: '![desc](/images/test.png)' });
+    addImages(intermediateSteps, responseMessage);
+    expect(responseMessage.text).toBe('\n![desc](/images/test.png)');
+  });
+
+  it('should not append image markdown if already present in responseMessage', () => {
+    responseMessage.text = '![desc](/images/test.png)';
+    intermediateSteps.push({ observation: '![desc](/images/test.png)' });
+    addImages(intermediateSteps, responseMessage);
+    expect(responseMessage.text).toBe('![desc](/images/test.png)');
+  });
+
+  it('should correct and append image markdown with erroneous URL', () => {
+    responseMessage.text = '![desc](sandbox:/images/test.png)';
+    intermediateSteps.push({ observation: '![desc](/images/test.png)' });
+    addImages(intermediateSteps, responseMessage);
+    expect(responseMessage.text).toBe('![desc](/images/test.png)');
+  });
+
+  it('should correct multiple erroneous URLs in responseMessage', () => {
+    responseMessage.text =
+      '![desc1](sandbox:/images/test1.png) ![desc2](version:/images/test2.png)';
+    intermediateSteps.push({ observation: '![desc1](/images/test1.png)' });
+    intermediateSteps.push({ observation: '![desc2](/images/test2.png)' });
+    addImages(intermediateSteps, responseMessage);
+    expect(responseMessage.text).toBe('![desc1](/images/test1.png) ![desc2](/images/test2.png)');
+  });
+
+  it('should not append non-image markdown observations', () => {
+    intermediateSteps.push({ observation: '[desc](/images/test.png)' });
+    addImages(intermediateSteps, responseMessage);
+    expect(responseMessage.text).toBe('');
+  });
+
+  it('should handle multiple observations', () => {
+    intermediateSteps.push({ observation: '![desc1](/images/test1.png)' });
+    intermediateSteps.push({ observation: '![desc2](/images/test2.png)' });
+    addImages(intermediateSteps, responseMessage);
+    expect(responseMessage.text).toBe('\n![desc1](/images/test1.png)\n![desc2](/images/test2.png)');
+  });
+
+  it('should not append if observation does not contain image markdown', () => {
+    intermediateSteps.push({ observation: 'This is a test observation without image markdown.' });
+    addImages(intermediateSteps, responseMessage);
+    expect(responseMessage.text).toBe('');
+  });
+
+  it('should append correctly from a real scenario', () => {
+    responseMessage.text =
+      'Here is the generated image based on your request. It depicts a surreal landscape filled with floating musical notes. The style is impressionistic, with vibrant sunset hues dominating the scene. At the center, there\'s a silhouette of a grand piano, adding a dreamy emotion to the overall image. This could serve as a unique and creative music album cover. Would you like to make any changes or generate another image?';
+    const originalText = responseMessage.text;
+    const imageMarkdown = '![generated image](/images/img-RnVWaYo2Yg4x3e0isICiMuf5.png)';
+    intermediateSteps.push({ observation: imageMarkdown });
+    addImages(intermediateSteps, responseMessage);
+    expect(responseMessage.text).toBe(`${originalText}\n${imageMarkdown}`);
+  });
+});