diff --git a/src/agenda_culturel/forms.py b/src/agenda_culturel/forms.py
index b2f19d0..38607b9 100644
--- a/src/agenda_culturel/forms.py
+++ b/src/agenda_culturel/forms.py
@@ -154,7 +154,9 @@ class EventForm(ModelForm):
         super().clean()
 
         # when cloning an existing event, we need to copy the local image
-        if self.cleaned_data['local_image'] is None and not self.cleaned_data['old_local_image'] is None:
+        if self.cleaned_data['local_image'] is None and \
+                not self.cleaned_data['old_local_image'] is None and \
+                self.cleaned_data['old_local_image'] != "":
             basename = self.cleaned_data['old_local_image']
             old = settings.MEDIA_ROOT + "/" + basename
             self.cleaned_data['local_image'] = File(name=basename, file=open(old, "rb"))