diff --git a/3rd-party/3rd-party.php b/3rd-party/3rd-party.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1cf8bfb2efc27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rd-party/3rd-party.php
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * Placeholder to load 3rd party plugin tweaks until a legit system
+ * is architected
+ */
+
+require_once( 'buddypress.php' );
diff --git a/3rd-party/buddypress.php b/3rd-party/buddypress.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9ae35f3cbd6cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rd-party/buddypress.php
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+
+add_filter( 'bp_core_pre_avatar_handle_upload', 'blobphoto' );
+function blobphoto( $bool ) {
+
+	add_filter( 'jetpack_photon_skip_image', '__return_true' );
+
+	return $bool;
+}
diff --git a/jetpack.php b/jetpack.php
index 0b68bdba99051..1ee2950b964a4 100644
--- a/jetpack.php
+++ b/jetpack.php
@@ -81,3 +81,5 @@
 	Jetpack_Sync::sync_options( __FILE__, 'db_version', 'jetpack_active_modules', 'active_plugins' );
 }
 */
+
+require_once( JETPACK__PLUGIN_DIR . '3rd-party/3rd-party.php' );