diff --git a/app/views/conferences/_highlights.haml b/app/views/conferences/_highlights.haml
index f3281389..0575362f 100644
--- a/app/views/conferences/_highlights.haml
+++ b/app/views/conferences/_highlights.haml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
           = link_to(conference_program_proposal_path(conference_id,
             event),
             class: 'thumbnail') do
-            - unless speaker.nil?
+            - if speaker
               = image_tag speaker.gravatar_url(size: 300),
                 class: ['img-responsive', 'img-circle'],
                 title: speaker.name