diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/themeform.py b/openlp/core/ui/themeform.py
index b4440e038..7381e32e7 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/themeform.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/themeform.py
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ class ThemeForm(QtGui.QWizard, Ui_ThemeWizard):
             QtCore.SIGNAL(u'clicked()'), self.onGradientEndButtonClicked)
         QtCore.QObject.connect(self.imageBrowseButton,
             QtCore.SIGNAL(u'clicked()'), self.onImageBrowseButtonClicked)
+        QtCore.QObject.connect(self.imageFileEdit,
+            QtCore.SIGNAL(u'editingFinished()'), self.onImageFileEditEditingFinished)
         QtCore.QObject.connect(self.mainColorButton,
             QtCore.SIGNAL(u'clicked()'), self.onMainColorButtonClicked)
         QtCore.QObject.connect(self.outlineColorButton,
@@ -233,7 +235,7 @@ class ThemeForm(QtGui.QWizard, Ui_ThemeWizard):
         background_image = BackgroundType.to_string(BackgroundType.Image)
         if self.page(self.currentId()) == self.backgroundPage and \
             self.theme.background_type == background_image and \
-            is_not_image_file(self.imageFileEdit.text()):
+            is_not_image_file(self.theme.background_filename):
             QtGui.QMessageBox.critical(self,
                 translate('OpenLP.ThemeWizard', 'Background Image Empty'),
                 translate('OpenLP.ThemeWizard', 'You have not selected a '
@@ -545,6 +547,12 @@ class ThemeForm(QtGui.QWizard, Ui_ThemeWizard):
             self.theme.background_filename = unicode(filename)
         self.setBackgroundPageValues()
 
+    def onImageFileEditEditingFinished(self):
+        """
+        Background image path edited
+        """
+        self.theme.background_filename = unicode(self.imageFileEdit.text())
+
     def onMainColorButtonClicked(self):
         self.theme.font_main_color = \
             self._colorButton(self.theme.font_main_color)
diff --git a/openlp/core/utils/__init__.py b/openlp/core/utils/__init__.py
index faef00a82..a33cd2604 100644
--- a/openlp/core/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/openlp/core/utils/__init__.py
@@ -371,15 +371,14 @@ def is_not_image_file(file_name):
     ``file_name``
         File name to be checked.
     """
-    if file_name.isEmpty():
-        return True
-    else:
-        formats = [unicode(fmt).lower()
-            for fmt in QtGui.QImageReader.supportedImageFormats()]
-        file_part, file_extension = os.path.splitext(unicode(file_name))
-        if file_extension[1:].lower() in formats and os.path.exists(file_name):
-            return False
+    if not file_name:
         return True
+    formats = [unicode(fmt).lower()
+        for fmt in QtGui.QImageReader.supportedImageFormats()]
+    file_part, file_extension = os.path.splitext(unicode(file_name))
+    if file_extension[1:].lower() in formats and os.path.exists(file_name):
+        return False
+    return True
 
 def join_url(base, *args):
     """