diff --git a/main/inc/lib/course.lib.php b/main/inc/lib/course.lib.php
index 9065a4ffd6..e4b80c2945 100755
--- a/main/inc/lib/course.lib.php
+++ b/main/inc/lib/course.lib.php
@@ -3980,12 +3980,19 @@ class CourseManager
             $session_title = $course_info['name'];
         }
         
+        $thumbnails = null;
+        $image = null;
         $showCustomIcon = api_get_setting('course_images_in_courses_list');
         $iconName = basename($course_info['course_image']);
+        
         if ($showCustomIcon === 'true' && $iconName != 'course.png') {
-            $params['icon'] = $course_info['course_image_large'];
+            $thumbnails = $course_info['course_image'];
+            $image = $course_info['course_image_large'];
+        }else{
+            $image = Display::return_icon('session_default.png', null, null, null,null, true);
         }
-
+        $params['thumbnails'] = $thumbnails;
+        $params['image'] = $image;
         $params['link'] = $session_url;
         $params['title'] = $session_title;
         $params['edit_actions'] = '';
diff --git a/main/template/default/user_portal/grid_session.tpl b/main/template/default/user_portal/grid_session.tpl
index 967f760319..f6a41cf06d 100644
--- a/main/template/default/user_portal/grid_session.tpl
+++ b/main/template/default/user_portal/grid_session.tpl
@@ -31,10 +31,8 @@
             {% for item in row.courses %}
             <div class="col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-6">
                 <div class="items">
-                    {{ item.icon | var_dump }}
                     <div class="image">
-                        
-                        <img src="{{ item.icon }}" class="img-responsive">
+                        <img src="{{ item.image }}" class="img-responsive">
                         {% if item.category != '' %}
                         <span class="category">{{ item.category }}</span>
                         <div class="cribbon"></div>