diff --git a/app/views/photos/_new_photo.haml b/app/views/photos/_new_photo.haml
index 95fa60e27..b8d1c58dd 100644
--- a/app/views/photos/_new_photo.haml
+++ b/app/views/photos/_new_photo.haml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         Publisher.wrapper().addClass("with_attachments");
         $('#photodropzone').append(
           "<li class='publisher_photo loading' style='position:relative;'>" +
-            "<img src='/images/ajax-loader2.gif' />" +
+            "#{escape_javascript(image_tag('ajax-loader2.gif'))}" +
           "</li>"
           );
        },