diff --git a/app/helpers/merged/merged_helper.rb b/app/helpers/merged/merged_helper.rb
index 3641584..8c84dc5 100644
--- a/app/helpers/merged/merged_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/merged/merged_helper.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ module Merged
     end
 
     def markdown_image(section)
+      return "" unless section.text
       down = self.renderer.render(section.text)
       image = image_for(section)
       down.gsub("IMAGE" , image).html_safe