diff --git a/app/settings/forms.py b/app/settings/forms.py
index 6778bbe6ad236a9a7d5f7044588dac5511e9437e..e14ab91a905d9a4a14947a8353ffe80eb97a9a48 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 09892098aa943af5fe95e7dd434a07fe03e7ccd1..01dfaa60ee378b82d15034d459111dafee0738dd 100644
Binary files a/app/static/images/user_avatar.png and b/app/static/images/user_avatar.png differ