diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/Dataset.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/Dataset.java
index 39dccdcd4ea..d4ebeab3f45 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/Dataset.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/Dataset.java
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ public void setThumbnailFile(DataFile thumbnailFile) {
     }
 
     public String getThumbnailUrl() {
-        return thumbnailFile != null ? SystemConfig.getDataverseSiteUrlStatic() + "/api/datasets/" + this.getId() + "/logo" : null;
+        return !useGenericThumbnail ? SystemConfig.getDataverseSiteUrlStatic() + "/api/datasets/" + this.getId() + "/logo" : null;
     }
 
     public boolean isUseGenericThumbnail() {