diff --git a/backend/routes/regions.js b/backend/routes/regions.js
index 8d4a420..d1eb061 100644
--- a/backend/routes/regions.js
+++ b/backend/routes/regions.js
@@ -2,13 +2,19 @@ const router = require("express").Router();
 const getRegions = require("../models/getRegions2.js");
 const getRegionById = require("../models/getRegionById.js");
 const path = require("path");
+const fs = require("fs");
+const _ = require('lodash')
 
 module.exports = dbConn => {
     router.get("/api/v1/regions", async (req, res) => {
         res.json(await getRegions(dbConn));
     });
     router.get('/api/v1/regions/:id/image', (req, res) => {
-        res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, `../data/regions/images/${req.params.id}.jpg`))
+        if (fs.existsSync(path.join(__dirname, `../data/regions/images/${req.params.id}.jpg`))) {
+            res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, `../data/regions/images/${req.params.id}.jpg`))
+        } else {
+            res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, `../data/regions/images/x.jpg`))
+        }
     })
     router.get("/api/v1/regions/:id", async (req, res) => {
         const id = req.params.id;