diff --git a/controllers/resources.js b/controllers/resources.js
index 22efac5bb4..63a9cd1e0f 100644
--- a/controllers/resources.js
+++ b/controllers/resources.js
@@ -167,6 +167,13 @@ module.exports = {
     },
 
     about: function(req, res) {
+        if (req.user) {
+            if (!req.user.picture) {
+                req.user.picture = "https://s3.amazonaws.com/freecodecamp/favicons/apple-touch-icon-180x180.png"
+                req.user.save();
+            }
+        }
+
         var date1 = new Date("10/15/2014");
         var date2 = new Date();
         var timeDiff = Math.abs(date2.getTime() - date1.getTime());