diff --git a/app/views/photos/_new_photo.haml b/app/views/photos/_new_photo.haml
index b8d1c58dd..b5f418f2f 100644
--- a/app/views/photos/_new_photo.haml
+++ b/app/views/photos/_new_photo.haml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
           var photo = $(this).closest('.publisher_photo');
           photo.addClass("dim");
           $.ajax({url: "photos/" + photo.children('img').attr('data-id'),
+                  dataType: 'json',
                   type: 'DELETE',
                   success: function() {
                             photo.fadeOut(400, function(){