diff --git a/vendor/plugins/qi_select_image/lib/qi_image_select.rb b/vendor/plugins/qi_select_image/lib/qi_image_select.rb
index a75b568..7b7fe93 100644
--- a/vendor/plugins/qi_select_image/lib/qi_image_select.rb
+++ b/vendor/plugins/qi_select_image/lib/qi_image_select.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ module Formtastic
 		
       def image_preview(method, options,r)
         
-        if object.send("#{method}?")
+        if object.send("#{method}?") and object.image_file.file
           template.content_tag(:span, template.image_tag(object.image_file.file.large.medium.small.thumb.url, :id => "img_"+r.to_s), :class => "preview ")
         else
           template.content_tag(:span, template.image_tag("", :id => "img_"+r.to_s), :class => "preview ")