diff --git a/app/views/conversations/_conversation.haml b/app/views/conversations/_conversation.haml
index 65686ae92..cb8f419cc 100644
--- a/app/views/conversations/_conversation.haml
+++ b/app/views/conversations/_conversation.haml
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
     .media
       .img
         - other_participants = ordered_participants[conversation.id] - [current_user.person]
-        = person_image_tag(other_participants.first)
+        - if other_participants.first.present?
+          = person_image_tag(other_participants.first)
 
       .bg
         .badge.badge-dafault.message_count