diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index 27be902..518df6a 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ EMAIL_USE_TLS=
 EMAIL_USERNAME=
 
 # Cal1Card API URL
+MOCK_C1C=false
 C1C_API_DOMAIN=
 C1C_API_USERNAME=
 C1C_API_PASSWORD=
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index fda386c..8f165c1 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ def getenv(key, default: Optional[str] = None, *, optional=False):
     EMAIL_PASSWORD = getenv('EMAIL_PASSWORD', optional=True)
 
     # C1C API setup
+    MOCK_C1C = getenv('MOCK_C1C', 'false').lower() == 'true'
     C1C_PROXY_URL = getenv('C1C_PROXY_URL', optional=True)
     C1C_API_DOMAIN = getenv('C1C_API_DOMAIN', optional=True)
     C1C_API_USERNAME = getenv('C1C_API_USERNAME', optional=True)
diff --git a/server/cache.py b/server/cache.py
index 1cbc9db..2af22bc 100644
--- a/server/cache.py
+++ b/server/cache.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ def cache_key_photo(canvas_id: str):
     return f'student_photo_{canvas_id}'
 
 
-cache_life_photo = app.config.get('C1C_PHOTO_CACHE_LIFE')
+cache_life_photo = int(app.config.get('C1C_PHOTO_CACHE_LIFE'))
diff --git a/server/services/c1c/__init__.py b/server/services/c1c/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54c9c6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/services/c1c/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+from server import app
+from server.services.c1c import fake_data
+
+
+def is_mock_c1c() -> bool:
+    return app.config['MOCK_C1C'] and \
+        app.config['FLASK_ENV'].lower() != 'production'
+
+
+class C1C:
+    def __init__(self, proxy_url, api_domain, username, password):
+        self.proxy_dict = {
+            'http': proxy_url,
+            'https': proxy_url
+        } if proxy_url else None
+        self.api_domain = api_domain
+        self.username = username
+        self.password = password
+
+    def _make_request(self, path, method='GET'):
+        import requests
+        url = f'{self.api_domain}{path}'
+        if self.proxy_dict:
+            return requests.request(method, url, proxies=self.proxy_dict,
+                                    auth=(self.username, self.password))
+        else:
+            return requests.request(method, url, auth=(self.username, self.password))
+
+    def get_student_photo(self, student_canvas_id):
+        if is_mock_c1c():
+            return fake_data.get_fake_photo(student_canvas_id)
+        try:
+            r = self._make_request(f'/c1c-api/v1/photo/{student_canvas_id}')
+            if r.status_code == 200:
+                return r.content
+            else:
+                return None
+        except:
+            return None
+
+
+c1c_client = C1C(app.config['C1C_PROXY_URL'], app.config['C1C_API_DOMAIN'],
+                 app.config['C1C_API_USERNAME'], app.config['C1C_API_PASSWORD'])
diff --git a/server/services/c1c/fake_data/__init__.py b/server/services/c1c/fake_data/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46db5b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/services/c1c/fake_data/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import json
+
+FAKE_PHOTO_DICT = None
+
+if not FAKE_PHOTO_DICT:
+    with open('server/services/c1c/fake_data/photos.json', 'rb') as f:
+        FAKE_PHOTO_DICT = json.load(f)
+
+
+def get_fake_photo(student_canvas_id):
+    print(FAKE_PHOTO_DICT)
+    try:
+        with open(f"server/services/c1c/fake_data/photos/{FAKE_PHOTO_DICT[student_canvas_id]}",
+                  'rb') as f:
+            return f.read()
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(e)
+        return None
diff --git a/server/services/c1c/fake_data/photos.json b/server/services/c1c/fake_data/photos.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a25b343
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/services/c1c/fake_data/photos.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "123456": "sample1.jpg",
+  "234567": "sample1.jpg",
+  "345678": "sample1.jpg",
+  "456789": "sample1.jpg"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/services/c1c/fake_data/photos/sample1.jpg b/server/services/c1c/fake_data/photos/sample1.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0855568
Binary files /dev/null and b/server/services/c1c/fake_data/photos/sample1.jpg differ
diff --git a/server/views.py b/server/views.py
index f9f67f9..69fdf81 100644
--- a/server/views.py
+++ b/server/views.py
@@ -908,30 +908,12 @@ def student_photo(exam_student):
     photo = cache_store.get(cache_key_photo(student_canvas_id))
     if photo is not None:
         return send_file(io.BytesIO(photo), mimetype='image/jpeg')
-
-    proxy_url = app.config.get('C1C_PROXY_URL')
-    username = app.config.get('C1C_API_USERNAME')
-    password = app.config.get('C1C_API_PASSWORD')
-    url = app.config.get('C1C_API_DOMAIN') + '/c1c-api/v1/photo/' + student_canvas_id
-    import requests
-    try:
-        r = None
-        if proxy_url:
-            proxy_dict = {
-                "http": proxy_url,
-                "https": proxy_url
-            }
-            r = requests.get(url, auth=(username, password), proxies=proxy_dict)
-        else:
-            r = requests.get(url, auth=(username, password))
-        if r.status_code == 200:
-            photo = r.content
-            cache_store.set(cache_key_photo(student_canvas_id), photo, timeout=cache_life_photo)
-            return send_file(io.BytesIO(photo), mimetype='image/jpeg')
-        else:
-            return jsonify({"error": "Photo not available."}), r.status_code
-    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
-        return jsonify({"error": "Failed to fetch the photo due to an internal error:" + e.message}), 500
+    from server.services.c1c import c1c_client
+    photo = c1c_client.get_student_photo(student_canvas_id)
+    if photo is not None:
+        cache_store.set(cache_key_photo(student_canvas_id), photo, timeout=cache_life_photo)
+        return send_file(io.BytesIO(photo), mimetype='image/jpeg')
+    return send_file('static/img/photo-placeholder.png', mimetype='image/png')
 
 # endregion