diff --git a/src/integrationTest/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeControllerTests.java b/src/integrationTest/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeControllerTests.java
index 68dbe23..5cb89e5 100644
--- a/src/integrationTest/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeControllerTests.java
+++ b/src/integrationTest/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeControllerTests.java
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ public class RecipeControllerTests {
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.recipe.starCount").value(0))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.recipe.viewerCount").value(0))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.recipe.isPublic").value(true))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.recipe.mainImage").value(nullValue()))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.isStarred").value(nullValue()))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.isOwner").value(nullValue()));
     }
@@ -218,7 +219,8 @@ public class RecipeControllerTests {
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.content[0].owner.id").value(owner.getId()))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.content[0].owner.username").value(owner.getUsername()))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.content[0].isPublic").value(true))
-                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.content[0].starCount").value(0));
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.content[0].starCount").value(0))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.content[0].mainImage").value(nullValue()));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -277,6 +279,7 @@ public class RecipeControllerTests {
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.recipe.starCount").value(0))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.recipe.viewerCount").value(0))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.recipe.isPublic").value(true))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.recipe.mainImage").value(nullValue()))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.isStarred").value(false))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.isOwner").value(true));
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/Recipe.java b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/Recipe.java
index 11b6d02..b1dcd65 100644
--- a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/Recipe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/Recipe.java
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ public interface Recipe {
     boolean isPublic();
     Set<User> getViewers();
     Set<RecipeComment> getComments();
-    Image getMainImage();
+    @Nullable Image getMainImage();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeEntity.java b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeEntity.java
index ac4d497..65a1131 100644
--- a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeEntity.java
@@ -224,11 +224,11 @@ public final class RecipeEntity implements Recipe {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public S3ImageEntity getMainImage() {
+    public @Nullable S3ImageEntity getMainImage() {
         return this.mainImage;
     }
 
-    public void setMainImage(S3ImageEntity image) {
+    public void setMainImage(@Nullable S3ImageEntity image) {
         this.mainImage = image;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/view/FullRecipeView.java b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/view/FullRecipeView.java
index 0270681..45e31b5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/view/FullRecipeView.java
+++ b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/view/FullRecipeView.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class FullRecipeView {
             boolean includeRawText,
             int starCount,
             int viewerCount,
-            ImageView mainImage
+            @Nullable ImageView mainImage
     ) {
         final FullRecipeView view = new FullRecipeView();
         view.setId(recipe.getId());
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class FullRecipeView {
     private UserInfoView owner;
     private int starCount;
     private int viewerCount;
-    private ImageView mainImage;
+    private @Nullable ImageView mainImage;
     private boolean isPublic;
 
     public long getId() {
@@ -161,11 +161,11 @@ public class FullRecipeView {
         this.viewerCount = viewerCount;
     }
 
-    public ImageView getMainImage() {
+    public @Nullable ImageView getMainImage() {
         return this.mainImage;
     }
 
-    public void setMainImage(ImageView mainImage) {
+    public void setMainImage(@Nullable ImageView mainImage) {
         this.mainImage = mainImage;
     }