diff --git a/apps/course/templates/course/_items.html b/apps/course/templates/course/_items.html
index 1927dfde..eba23759 100644
--- a/apps/course/templates/course/_items.html
+++ b/apps/course/templates/course/_items.html
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@
   <div class="courses__content">{{ course.short_description }}
   </div>
   <div class="courses__user user">
+    {% if course.author.photo %}
+    <div class="user__ava ava"><img class="ava__pic" src={{ course.author.photo.url }}/></div>
+    {% else %}
     <div class="user__ava ava"><img class="ava__pic" src={% static "img/user.jpg" %}/></div>
+    {% endif %}
     <div class="user__info">
       <div class="user__name">{{ course.author.first_name }} {{ course.author.last_name }}</div>
       <div class="user__meta">