diff --git a/program/serializers.py b/program/serializers.py
index 4914902969753d37311aad9507b994552d9b9044..2da7a1538f43aa54210e9e19aef9acb478e1542b 100644
--- a/program/serializers.py
+++ b/program/serializers.py
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class Thumbnail(TypedDict):
 
 
 class ImageSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
-    ppoi = PPOIField()
+    ppoi = PPOIField(required=False)
     thumbnails = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
 
     @staticmethod