diff --git a/openlp/core/lib/theme.py b/openlp/core/lib/theme.py
index 698f0d644..7f2204c67 100644
--- a/openlp/core/lib/theme.py
+++ b/openlp/core/lib/theme.py
@@ -637,4 +637,4 @@ class ThemeXML(object):
             self.font_footer_shadow_size)
         self.add_display(self.display_horizontal_align,
             self.display_vertical_align,
-            self.display_slide_transition)
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+            self.display_slide_transition)
diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/themeform.py b/openlp/core/ui/themeform.py
index ebba45e7c..019ab5bfe 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/themeform.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/themeform.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class ThemeForm(QtGui.QWizard, Ui_ThemeWizard):
         self.setupUi(self)
         self.registerFields()
         self.updateThemeAllowed = True
+        self.temp_background_filename = u''
         QtCore.QObject.connect(self.backgroundComboBox,
             QtCore.SIGNAL(u'currentIndexChanged(int)'),
             self.onBackgroundComboBoxCurrentIndexChanged)
@@ -279,6 +280,7 @@ class ThemeForm(QtGui.QWizard, Ui_ThemeWizard):
         Run the wizard.
         """
         log.debug(u'Editing theme %s' % self.theme.theme_name)
+        self.temp_background_filename = u''
         self.updateThemeAllowed = False
         self.setDefaults()
         self.updateThemeAllowed = True
@@ -432,6 +434,16 @@ class ThemeForm(QtGui.QWizard, Ui_ThemeWizard):
         # do not allow updates when screen is building for the first time.
         if self.updateThemeAllowed:
             self.theme.background_type = BackgroundType.to_string(index)
+            if self.theme.background_type != \
+                BackgroundType.to_string(BackgroundType.Image) and \
+                self.temp_background_filename == u'':
+                self.temp_background_filename = self.theme.background_filename
+                self.theme.background_filename = u''
+            if self.theme.background_type == \
+                BackgroundType.to_string(BackgroundType.Image) and \
+                self.temp_background_filename != u'':
+                self.theme.background_filename = self.temp_background_filename
+                self.temp_background_filename = u''
             self.setBackgroundPageValues()
 
     def onGradientComboBoxCurrentIndexChanged(self, index):
@@ -589,4 +601,4 @@ class ThemeForm(QtGui.QWizard, Ui_ThemeWizard):
             QtGui.QColor(field), self)
         if new_color.isValid():
             field = new_color.name()
-        return field
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+        return field