diff --git a/.changeset/fix-member-profile-photo-preview-scope.md b/.changeset/fix-member-profile-photo-preview-scope.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd8d6659a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-member-profile-photo-preview-scope.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+---
+
+Fix `parsed is not defined` ReferenceError in member profile photo preview. The `parsed` variable was declared with `const` inside a `try` block but referenced outside it; hoisting to `let` before the block resolves the scope error.
diff --git a/server/public/member-profile.html b/server/public/member-profile.html
index 20793f2518..ef1da0b0d8 100644
--- a/server/public/member-profile.html
+++ b/server/public/member-profile.html
@@ -2642,8 +2642,9 @@ <h2>Tags</h2>
       }
 
       if (photoUrl) {
+        let parsed;
         try {
-          const parsed = new URL(photoUrl);
+          parsed = new URL(photoUrl);
           if (parsed.protocol !== 'https:' && parsed.protocol !== 'http:') {
             setPreviewMessage('Only http/https URLs allowed', 'var(--color-error-500)', '11px');
             return;