diff --git a/boards/templates/boards/posting_general.html b/boards/templates/boards/posting_general.html
--- a/boards/templates/boards/posting_general.html
+++ b/boards/templates/boards/posting_general.html
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
             {% else %}
 		        <div class="post dead_post" id="{{ thread.thread.id }}">
             {% endif %}
-            {% if thread.thread.image.exists %}
+            {% if thread.thread.image %}
                 <div class="image">
                     <a class="fancy"
                        href="{{ thread.thread.image.url }}"><img
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
                         {% else %}
 			                <div class="post dead_post" id="{{ post.id }}">
                         {% endif %}
-                            {% if post.image.exists %}
+                            {% if post.image %}
                                 <div class="image">
                                     <a class="fancy"
                                        href="{{ post.image.url }}"><img
diff --git a/boards/templates/boards/thread.html b/boards/templates/boards/thread.html
--- a/boards/templates/boards/thread.html
+++ b/boards/templates/boards/thread.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 {% block content %}
 
-	{% if posts.exists %}
+	{% if posts %}
         <div id="posts">
 		{% for post in posts %}
             {% if bumpable %}
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
             {% else %}
                 <div class="post dead_post" id="{{ post.id }}">
             {% endif %}
-            {% if post.image.exists %}
+            {% if post.image %}
                 <div class="image">
                     <a
                             class="fancy"