diff --git a/app/helpers/protocols_io_helper.rb b/app/helpers/protocols_io_helper.rb
index 74cbddc4f..83705de64 100644
--- a/app/helpers/protocols_io_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/protocols_io_helper.rb
@@ -153,8 +153,7 @@ module ProtocolsIoHelper
   def prepare_for_view(
     attribute_text1, size, table = 'no_table', image_allowed = false
   )
-    image_tag = Array(nil)
-    image_tag = Array('img') if image_allowed
+    image_tag = image_allowed ? Array('img') : Array(nil)
     if table == 'no_table'
       attribute_text = sanitize_input(not_null(attribute_text1), image_tag)
     elsif table == 'table'
@@ -301,9 +300,7 @@ module ProtocolsIoHelper
         description_string += '<br>'
       elsif json_hash[e].present?
         new_e = '<strong>' + e.humanize + '</strong>'
-
-        image_tag = Array(nil)
-        image_tag = Array('img') if allowed_image_attributes.include? e
+        image_tag = allowed_image_attributes.include?(e) ? Array('img') : Array(nil)
         description_string +=
           new_e.to_s + ':  ' +
           pio_eval_prot_desc(
diff --git a/app/views/protocols/import_export/_import_json_protocol_p_desc.html.erb b/app/views/protocols/import_export/_import_json_protocol_p_desc.html.erb
index 1c35f1c2f..8b4e07ef1 100644
--- a/app/views/protocols/import_export/_import_json_protocol_p_desc.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/protocols/import_export/_import_json_protocol_p_desc.html.erb
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@
              publish_date: ProtocolsIoHelper::PIO_ELEMENT_RESERVED_LENGTH_SMALL,
              link: ProtocolsIoHelper::PIO_ELEMENT_RESERVED_LENGTH_BIG,
              vendor_link: ProtocolsIoHelper::PIO_ELEMENT_RESERVED_LENGTH_BIG } %>
-        <% allowed_image_attributes = %w[
-                 ( description before_start warning guidelines manuscript_citation )
-           ] %>
+        <% allowed_image_attributes = %w(
+             description before_start warning guidelines manuscript_citation
+           ) %>
         <% protocol_attr_len_hash.each do |element, value|%>
           <% element = element.to_s %>
 
@@ -51,9 +51,8 @@
               <% prot_info_string += not_null(json_object[element]) if add_to_info_string_elements.include? element %>
               <% translation_string = 'protocols.protocols_io_import.preview.' + element %>
               <strong><%= t(translation_string) %></strong>
-              <% image_tag = false %>
-              <% image_tag = true if allowed_image_attributes.include? element %>
-              <%= prepare_for_view(json_object[element],protocol_attr_len_hash[element.to_sym],'table',true).html_safe %>
+              <% image_tag = allowed_image_attributes.include?(element) ? true : false %>
+              <%= prepare_for_view(json_object[element],protocol_attr_len_hash[element.to_sym],'table',image_tag).html_safe %>
             <% end %>
             <br>
           <% end %>