diff --git a/common/utilities.js b/common/utilities.js
index b3a62da8..bfb49245 100644
--- a/common/utilities.js
+++ b/common/utilities.js
@@ -10,29 +10,6 @@ import moment from "moment";
 //For API related utility functions, see common/user-behaviors.js
 //And for uploading related utility functions, see common/file-utilities.js
 
-export const getImageUrlIfExists = (file, sizeLimit = null) => {
-  if (!file) return;
-  const coverImage = file.coverImage;
-  if (coverImage) {
-    if (sizeLimit && coverImage.size && coverImage.size > sizeLimit) {
-      return;
-    }
-    if (coverImage.url) {
-      return coverImage.url;
-    }
-    if (coverImage.cid) {
-      return Strings.getURLfromCID(coverImage.cid);
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (Validations.isPreviewableImage(file.type)) {
-    if (sizeLimit && file.size > sizeLimit) {
-      return;
-    }
-    return Strings.getURLfromCID(file.cid);
-  }
-};
-
 export const generateNumberByStep = ({ min, max, step = 1 }) => {
   var numbers = [];
   for (var n = min; n <= max; n += step) {
@@ -170,15 +147,22 @@ export const clamp = (value, min, max) => {
   return value;
 };
 
-export const getCoverImageUrlIfExists = (coverImage) => {
-  if (!coverImage) return;
-  if (Validations.isPreviewableImage(coverImage.type)) {
+export const getImageUrlIfExists = (file, sizeLimit = null) => {
+  if (!file) return;
+  if (Validations.isPreviewableImage(file.type)) {
+    if (sizeLimit && file.size && file.size > sizeLimit) {
+      return;
+    }
+    return Strings.getURLfromCID(file.cid);
+  }
+  let coverImage = file.coverImage;
+  if (coverImage) {
+    if (sizeLimit && coverImage.size && coverImage.size > sizeLimit) {
+      return;
+    }
     return Strings.getURLfromCID(coverImage.cid);
   }
-  if (coverImage.coverImage) {
-    return Strings.getURLfromCID(coverImage.coverImage.cid);
-  }
-  if (coverImage.linkImage) {
-    return coverImage.linkImage;
+  if (file.linkImage) {
+    return file.linkImage;
   }
 };
diff --git a/components/core/CollectionPreviewBlock/index.js b/components/core/CollectionPreviewBlock/index.js
index 26d62f70..c7985cbe 100644
--- a/components/core/CollectionPreviewBlock/index.js
+++ b/components/core/CollectionPreviewBlock/index.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import * as Styles from "~/common/styles";
 import * as Constants from "~/common/constants";
 import * as SVG from "~/common/svg";
 import * as Validations from "~/common/validations";
+import * as Utilities from "~/common/utilities";
 
 import { css } from "@emotion/react";
 import { FollowButton, ShareButton } from "~/components/core/CollectionPreviewBlock/components";
@@ -333,9 +334,9 @@ const useAnimateDescription = ({
 };
 
 const getObjectToPreview = (coverImage) => {
-  let isImage =
-    Validations.isPreviewableImage(coverImage.type) ||
-    (coverImage.coverImage && Validations.isPreviewableImage(coverImage.coverImage.type));
+  if (!coverImage) return { type: "EMPTY" };
 
-  return { object: coverImage, type: isImage ? "IMAGE" : "PLACEHOLDER" };
+  let coverImageUrl = Utilities.getImageUrlIfExists(coverImage);
+
+  return { object: coverImage, type: coverImageUrl ? "IMAGE" : "PLACEHOLDER" };
 };
diff --git a/node_common/utilities.js b/node_common/utilities.js
index 4b24ee1a..1212b740 100644
--- a/node_common/utilities.js
+++ b/node_common/utilities.js
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ export const selectSlateCoverImage = (objects) => {
   let selectedObject;
   if (!objects.length) return null;
   for (let object of objects) {
-    if (Utilities.getCoverImageUrlIfExists(object)) {
+    if (Utilities.getImageUrlIfExists(object)) {
       selectedObject = object;
       break;
     }
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ export const selectSlateCoverImage = (objects) => {
 };
 
 export const addToSlateCheckCoverImage = async (slate, filesAdded) => {
-  if (Utilities.getCoverImageUrlIfExists(slate.coverImage)) {
+  if (Utilities.getImageUrlIfExists(slate.coverImage)) {
     return;
   }
   if (!filesAdded) return;
diff --git a/scenes/SceneSlate.js b/scenes/SceneSlate.js
index 85df93a6..1ddec403 100644
--- a/scenes/SceneSlate.js
+++ b/scenes/SceneSlate.js
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ export default class SceneSlate extends React.Component {
           description = `View the collection ${name} on Slate`;
         }
         title = `${name} • Slate`;
-        imageUrl = slate.coverImage?.cid ? Strings.getURLfromCID(slate.coverImage.cid) : null;
+        image = Utilities.getImageUrlIfExists(slate.coverImage);
         // const objects = slate.objects;
         // if (!image && objects) {
         //   for (let i = 0; i < objects.length; i++) {