diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/ImageCropperTemplateExtensions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/ImageCropperTemplateExtensions.cs
index 163200dae2..c28913271f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/ImageCropperTemplateExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/ImageCropperTemplateExtensions.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web
         {
             string imageCropperValue = null;
 
-            string mediaItemUrl = null;
+            string mediaItemUrl;
 
             if (mediaItem.HasPropertyAndValueAndCrop(propertyAlias, cropAlias))
             {
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web
                     ? urlValue.SerializeToCropDataSet().Src
                     : urlValue;
             }
+            else
+            {
+                mediaItemUrl = mediaItem.Url;
+            }
 
             return mediaItemUrl != null
                 ? GetCropUrl(mediaItemUrl, width, height, quality, imageCropMode, imageCropAnchor, imageCropperValue, cropAlias, furtherOptions)