diff --git a/components/artboximage/ArtboxImageHelper.php b/components/artboximage/ArtboxImageHelper.php
index 5620e98..1d0e3e2 100755
--- a/components/artboximage/ArtboxImageHelper.php
+++ b/components/artboximage/ArtboxImageHelper.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
                     $imgOptions['class'] = 'artbox-lazy';
                 }
                 $imgOptions['data-original'] = $src;
-                return Html::img('', $imgOptions);
+                return Html::img('/images/preload-2.gif', $imgOptions);
             } else {
                 return Html::img($src, $imgOptions);
             }
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