diff --git a/app/models/photo.rb b/app/models/photo.rb
index d841182a1..8521c5597 100644
--- a/app/models/photo.rb
+++ b/app/models/photo.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class Photo < Post
   end
 
   def remote_photo= remote_path
+    @remote_photo = remote_path
     image.download! remote_path
     image.store!
   end