diff --git a/ui/component/publishForm/view.jsx b/ui/component/publishForm/view.jsx
index 7a180b98c..4081f1168 100644
--- a/ui/component/publishForm/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/publishForm/view.jsx
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ function PublishForm(props: Props) {
     isNameValid(name) &&
     title &&
     bid &&
-    thumbnail &&
     !bidError &&
     !emptyPostError &&
     !(thumbnailError && !thumbnailUploaded) &&
diff --git a/ui/component/selectThumbnail/view.jsx b/ui/component/selectThumbnail/view.jsx
index 06b685269..2076c416c 100644
--- a/ui/component/selectThumbnail/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/selectThumbnail/view.jsx
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ function SelectThumbnail(props: Props) {
         __('This will be visible in a few minutes after you submit this form.')}
       <img
         style={{ display: 'none' }}
-        src={thumbnail}
+        src={thumbnail || ThumbnailMissingImage}
         alt={__('Thumbnail Preview')}
         onError={() => {
           if (updateThumbnailParams) {