diff --git a/app/helpers/tiny_mce_helper.rb b/app/helpers/tiny_mce_helper.rb
index 0b9da187e..62431604d 100644
--- a/app/helpers/tiny_mce_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/tiny_mce_helper.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ module TinyMceHelper
   end
 
   def generate_image_tag_from_token(text)
+    return unless text
     regex = /\[~tiny_mce_id:([0-9a-zA-Z]+)\]/
     text.gsub(regex) do |el|
       match = el.match(regex)