diff --git a/layouts/partials/blocks/templates/posts/large.html b/layouts/partials/blocks/templates/posts/large.html
index 00595f822ffe1a9c75fe736b28781ab3713faec4..78af84e2a9ee9712c76a7eca7667aaa0fbfe7ae8 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/blocks/templates/posts/large.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/blocks/templates/posts/large.html
@@ -50,14 +50,19 @@
         </div>
 
         <div class="media">
+          {{ $post_image := "" }}
           {{- if .Params.image -}}
+            {{ $post_image = .Params.image }}
+            {{- else if site.Params.posts.default_image -}}
+            {{ $post_image = site.Data.website.default_image }}
+          {{ end }}
+          
+          {{- if or .Params.image site.Params.posts.default_image -}}
             {{- partial "commons/image.html"
                   (dict
-                    "image"    .Params.image
+                    "image"    $post_image
                     "sizes"    site.Params.image_sizes.sections.posts.item
                   ) -}}
-          {{- else if site.Params.posts.default_image -}}
-            {{- partial "commons/image-default.html" -}}
           {{- end -}}
         </div>
       </article>