diff --git a/src/units/unit.cpp b/src/units/unit.cpp
index 5d7daa54408..753aed06115 100644
--- a/src/units/unit.cpp
+++ b/src/units/unit.cpp
@@ -1023,6 +1023,10 @@ std::string unit::small_profile() const
 		return small_profile_;
 	}
 
+	if(!profile_.empty() && small_profile_ != "unit_image" && profile_ != "unit_image") {
+		return profile_;
+	}
+
 	return absolute_image();
 }