diff --git a/app/views/application/_sidebar.html.haml b/app/views/application/_sidebar.html.haml
index b5ce5845e..3a7144423 100644
--- a/app/views/application/_sidebar.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/application/_sidebar.html.haml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 .hero-widget
-  .hero-widget__img
-    = image_tag @instance_presenter.hero&.file&.url || @instance_presenter.thumbnail&.file&.url || asset_pack_path('media/images/preview.jpg'), alt: @instance_presenter.site_title
+  - if @instance_presenter.hero.present? || @instance_presenter.thumbnail.present?
+    .hero-widget__img
+      = image_tag @instance_presenter.hero&.file&.url || @instance_presenter.thumbnail&.file&.url, alt: @instance_presenter.site_title
 
   .hero-widget__text
     %p= @instance_presenter.site_short_description.html_safe.presence || @instance_presenter.site_description.html_safe.presence || t('about.generic_description', domain: site_hostname)