diff --git a/src/components/project-card/ProjectCardAlt.tsx b/src/components/project-card/ProjectCardAlt.tsx
index 357e9c3928..f96273ba93 100644
--- a/src/components/project-card/ProjectCardAlt.tsx
+++ b/src/components/project-card/ProjectCardAlt.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from '@giveth/ui-design-system';
 import styled from 'styled-components';
 import { useIntl } from 'react-intl';
+import Link from 'next/link';
 import ProjectCardImage from './ProjectCardImage';
 import ProjectCardOrgBadge from './ProjectCardOrgBadge';
 import { IProject } from '@/apollo/types/types';
@@ -50,9 +51,9 @@ const ProjectCard = (props: IProjectCard) => {
 	return (
 		<Wrapper isNew={isNew}>
 			<ImagePlaceholder>
-				<InternalLink href={slugToProjectView(slug)}>
+				<Link href={slugToProjectView(slug)}>
 					<ProjectCardImage image={image} />
-				</InternalLink>
+				</Link>
 			</ImagePlaceholder>
 			<ProjectCardOrgBadge
 				organization={orgLabel}
diff --git a/src/components/project-card/ProjectCardImage.tsx b/src/components/project-card/ProjectCardImage.tsx
index 0cc89b887e..f457795fea 100644
--- a/src/components/project-card/ProjectCardImage.tsx
+++ b/src/components/project-card/ProjectCardImage.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const ProjectCardImage: FC<IProjectCardImageProps> = ({ image }) => {
 			src={src!}
 			fill
 			alt='project image'
-			onError={() => setSrc(undefined)}
+			onError={() => setSrc('/images/backgrounds/project-bg.png')}
 			loading='lazy'
 		/>
 	);
diff --git a/src/components/views/project/ProjectIndex.tsx b/src/components/views/project/ProjectIndex.tsx
index 6a9d87c093..6c8be08012 100644
--- a/src/components/views/project/ProjectIndex.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/project/ProjectIndex.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {
 } from '@giveth/ui-design-system';
 import styled from 'styled-components';
 import { Col, Row } from '@giveth/ui-design-system';
-
 import { useIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import { Flex } from '@/components/styled-components/Flex';
 import ProjectHeader from './ProjectHeader';
diff --git a/src/lib/helpers.ts b/src/lib/helpers.ts
index 9057cc0a6c..4daa764d26 100644
--- a/src/lib/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/lib/helpers.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 import { promisify } from 'util';
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/named
 import unescape from 'lodash/unescape';
-
 import { parseEther, parseUnits } from '@ethersproject/units';
 import { keccak256 } from '@ethersproject/keccak256';
 import { Contract } from '@ethersproject/contracts';
 import { TransactionResponse, Web3Provider } from '@ethersproject/providers';
 import { AddressZero } from '@ethersproject/constants';
-import { brandColors } from '@giveth/ui-design-system';
 // @ts-ignore
 import abi from 'human-standard-token-abi';
-
 import { captureException } from '@sentry/nextjs';
+import { brandColors } from '@giveth/ui-design-system';
 import { BasicNetworkConfig, GasPreference } from '@/types/config';
 import { EWallets } from '@/lib/wallet/walletTypes';
 import { giveconomyTabs } from '@/lib/constants/Tabs';
@@ -225,8 +223,7 @@ export const noImgColor = () => noImgColors[Math.floor(Math.random() * 3)];
 
 export const noImgIcon = '/images/GIV-icon-text.svg';
 
-export const isNoImg = (image: string | undefined) =>
-	!(image && !Number(image));
+export const isNoImg = (image: string | undefined) => !image || image === '';
 
 export const shortenAddress = (
 	address: string | null | undefined,