diff --git a/app/Models/Category.php b/app/Models/Category.php
index e2c4219..b2bf1f5 100755
--- a/app/Models/Category.php
+++ b/app/Models/Category.php
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class Category extends Model
     public function getImage(): string
     {
         if (!in_array($this->image, ['null', null])) {
-            if (Str::startsWith($this->image, 'uploads/categories/')) {
+            if (Str::startsWith($this->image, 'uploads/categories/') && file_exists(public_path($this->image))) {
                 return asset($this->image);
             }