diff --git a/config/passport.js b/config/passport.js
index a2cc694e33..af46f12713 100644
--- a/config/passport.js
+++ b/config/passport.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ passport.use(new FacebookStrategy(secrets.facebook, function(req, accessToken, r
           user.tokens.push({ kind: 'facebook', accessToken: accessToken });
           user.profile.name = user.profile.name || profile.displayName;
           user.profile.gender = user.profile.gender || profile._json.gender;
-          user.profile.picture = user.profile.picture || 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/freecodecamp/favicons/apple-touch-icon-180x180.png';
+          user.profile.picture = user.profile.picture || 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/freecodecamp/camper-image-placeholder.png';
           user.save(function(err) {
             req.flash('info', { msg: 'Facebook account has been linked.' });
             done(err, user);
diff --git a/controllers/resources.js b/controllers/resources.js
index b15d25ef6b..0d698fac6c 100644
--- a/controllers/resources.js
+++ b/controllers/resources.js
@@ -171,14 +171,11 @@ 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";
+            if (!req.user.profile.picture || req.user.profile.picture === "https://s3.amazonaws.com/freecodecamp/favicons/apple-touch-icon-180x180.png") {
+                req.user.profile.picture = "https://s3.amazonaws.com/freecodecamp/camper-image-placeholder.png";
                 req.user.save();
             }
         }
-
-
         var date1 = new Date("10/15/2014");
         var date2 = new Date();
         var timeDiff = Math.abs(date2.getTime() - date1.getTime());
diff --git a/controllers/user.js b/controllers/user.js
index 07a0523d5f..f6651d6d2c 100644
--- a/controllers/user.js
+++ b/controllers/user.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ exports.postEmailSignup = function(req, res, next) {
         password: req.body.password,
         profile : {
             username: req.body.username.trim(),
-            picture: 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/freecodecamp/favicons/apple-touch-icon-180x180.png'
+            picture: 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/freecodecamp/camper-image-placeholder.png'
         }
     });
 
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ exports.postUpdateProfile = function(req, res, next) {
                 user.profile.codepenProfile = req.body.codepenProfile.trim() || '';
                 user.profile.twitterHandle = req.body.twitterHandle.trim() || '';
                 user.profile.bio = req.body.bio.trim() || '';
-                user.profile.picture = req.body.picture.trim() || 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/freecodecamp/favicons/apple-touch-icon-180x180.png';
+                user.profile.picture = req.body.picture.trim() || 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/freecodecamp/camper-image-placeholder.png';
                 user.portfolio.website1Title = req.body.website1Title.trim() || '';
                 user.portfolio.website1Link = req.body.website1Link.trim() || '';
                 user.portfolio.website1Image = req.body.website1Image.trim() || '';
diff --git a/views/account/show.jade b/views/account/show.jade
index 20e9ef49cd..97887d24db 100644
--- a/views/account/show.jade
+++ b/views/account/show.jade
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ block content
                             if picture
                                 img.img-center.img-responsive.public-profile-img(src=picture)
                             else
-                                img.img-center.img-responsive.public-profile-img(src='https://s3.amazonaws.com/freecodecamp/favicons/apple-touch-icon-180x180.png')
+                                img.img-center.img-responsive.public-profile-img(src='https://s3.amazonaws.com/freecodecamp/camper-image-placeholder.png')
                             h1.text-center.negative-5
                                 - if (twitterHandle)
                                     a.ion-social-twitter.text-primary(title="@#{username}'s Twitter Profile", href="http://twitter.com/#{twitterHandle}", target='_blank')