diff --git a/app/settings/forms.py b/app/settings/forms.py
index 6778bbe6..e14ab91a 100644
--- a/app/settings/forms.py
+++ b/app/settings/forms.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class UpdateProfileInformationForm(NopaqueForm):
 
 
 class UpdateAvatarForm(NopaqueForm):
-    avatar = FileField('File', validators=[FileRequired(), LimitFileSize(2)])
+    avatar = FileField('File', validators=[LimitFileSize(2)])
     submit = SubmitField()
 
     def validate_avatar(self, field):
diff --git a/app/static/images/user_avatar.png b/app/static/images/user_avatar.png
index 09892098..01dfaa60 100644
Binary files a/app/static/images/user_avatar.png and b/app/static/images/user_avatar.png differ