diff --git a/app/views/shared/_lead_and_body.rhtml b/app/views/shared/_lead_and_body.rhtml
index 445ab22..1a6b334 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_lead_and_body.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_lead_and_body.rhtml
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@
 
 <div class='article-lead' id="article-lead-<%=lead_id.to_s%>">
 
-  <% fields_for 'article[image_builder]', @article.image do |i| %>
-    <%= file_field_or_thumbnail(_('Image:'), @article.image, i) %>
+  <% if @article %>
+    <% fields_for 'article[image_builder]', @article.image do |i| %>
+      <%= file_field_or_thumbnail(_('Image:'), @article.image, i) %>
+    <% end %>
   <% end %>
 
   <% if f %>
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