diff --git a/app/controllers/dev_utilities_controller.rb b/app/controllers/dev_utilities_controller.rb
index 5fa140597..4282b8964 100644
--- a/app/controllers/dev_utilities_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/dev_utilities_controller.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ def warzombie
 
   def zombiefriendaccept
     render :nothing => true
+    set_profile_photo
+
     Request.all.each{|r| 
       current_user.accept_and_respond(r.id, current_user.groups.first.id)
     }
@@ -54,4 +56,15 @@ def warzombie
     file.write(seed_num_hash.to_yaml)
     file.close
   end
+
+  def set_profile_photo
+    album = current_user.post(:album, :name => "Profile Photos")
+    
+    backer_number = YAML.load_file(Rails.root.join('config','backer_number.yml'))[:seed_number].to_i
+    username = backer_info[backer_number]['username'].gsub(/ /,'').downcase
+    photo = current_user.post(:photo, :album_id => album.id,
+                      :user_file => "public/images/users/#{username}.jpg") 
+   
+    current_user.update_profile(:image_url => photo.url)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/db/seeds/backer.rb b/db/seeds/backer.rb
index bc5039aa1..f8fe0dc97 100644
--- a/db/seeds/backer.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/backer.rb
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ def create
                      :password => "#{username+backer_info[backer_number]['pin'].to_s}",
                      :person => Person.new(
                        :email => "#{username}@#{username}.joindiaspora.com",
-                       :profile => Profile.new( :first_name => backer_info[backer_number]['given_name'], :last_name => backer_info[backer_number]['family_name'] ),
+                       :profile => Profile.new( :first_name => backer_info[backer_number]['given_name'], :last_name => backer_info[backer_number]['family_name'],
+                                               :image_url => "http://#{username}.joindiaspora.com/images/users/#{username}.jpg"),
                        :url=> "http://#{username}.joindiaspora.com/")
                     )
   user.person.save
+
   user.group(:name => "Presidents")
 end