diff --git a/src/main/java/de/jalin/fedipage/FediMedium.java b/src/main/java/de/jalin/fedipage/FediMedium.java
index bfb0699..3b05bdc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/jalin/fedipage/FediMedium.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/jalin/fedipage/FediMedium.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class FediMedium implements Serializable {
 		this.mediumType = IMAGE;
 		this.description = "missing alt text";
 		this.mediumUrl = "unknown";
-		this.mediumImage = "unknown";
+		this.mediumImage = "assets/splash.jpg";
 	}
 	
 	public String getMediumType() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/jalin/fedipage/FediServlet.java b/src/main/java/de/jalin/fedipage/FediServlet.java
index a477ac0..c7ce870 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/jalin/fedipage/FediServlet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/jalin/fedipage/FediServlet.java
@@ -41,7 +41,15 @@ public class FediServlet extends HttpServlet {
 			throws ServletException, IOException {
 
 		try {
-			final JSONLoader loader = new JSONLoader(instance, account);
+			final String scheme = request.getScheme();
+			final String serverName = request.getServerName();
+			final int serverPort = request.getServerPort();
+			final String contextPath = request.getContextPath();
+			String contextUrl =  scheme + "://" + serverName + ":" + serverPort + "/" + contextPath;
+			if (!contextUrl.endsWith("/")) {
+				contextUrl += "/";
+			}
+			final JSONLoader loader = new JSONLoader(instance, account, contextUrl);
 			final VelocityContext context = new VelocityContext();
 			context.put("dateformatter", new PostDateFormatter());
 			context.put("page", loader.loadPage());
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/jalin/fedipage/JSONLoader.java b/src/main/java/de/jalin/fedipage/JSONLoader.java
index bdabad3..2c948a7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/jalin/fedipage/JSONLoader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/jalin/fedipage/JSONLoader.java
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@ public class JSONLoader implements Serializable {
     
 	private final String instance;
     private final String account;
-
+	private final String contextUrl;
+	
     private long id;
 
-    public JSONLoader(String instance, String account) {
+    public JSONLoader(final String instance, final String account, final String contextUrl) {
         this.instance = instance;
         this.account = account;
+        this.contextUrl = contextUrl;
         this.id = -1L;
     }
 
@@ -67,13 +69,20 @@ public class JSONLoader implements Serializable {
     		post.setPostUrl(jsonStatus.getString("url"));
     		final JSONArray mediaJsonArray = jsonStatus.getJSONArray("media_attachments");
 			if (mediaJsonArray.length() == 0) {
-				final JSONObject jsonCard = jsonStatus.getJSONObject("card");
-    			if (jsonCard != null && jsonCard.getString("image") != null) {
+				final Object cardItem = jsonStatus.get("card");
+    			if (cardItem != null && cardItem instanceof JSONObject) {
+    				final JSONObject jsonCard = jsonStatus.getJSONObject("card");
     				final FediMedium medium = new FediMedium();
     				medium.setMediumType(FediMedium.CARD);
     				medium.setDescription(jsonCard.getString("description"));
     				medium.setMediumUrl(jsonCard.getString("url"));
-    				medium.setMediumImage(jsonCard.getString("image"));
+    				final Object imageObject = jsonCard.get("image");
+    				if (imageObject != null && imageObject instanceof String) {
+    					medium.setMediumImage(jsonCard.getString("image"));
+    				} else {
+    					final String defaultImage = contextUrl + medium.getMediumImage();
+    					medium.setMediumImage(defaultImage);
+    				}
     				post.addFediMedium(medium);
     			}
     		} else {
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml b/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
index 650aed8..85fded9 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
     
     <servlet-mapping>
         <servlet-name>FediServlet</servlet-name>
-        <url-pattern>/</url-pattern>
+        <url-pattern></url-pattern>
     </servlet-mapping>
     
     <welcome-file-list>
-        <welcome-file>/</welcome-file>
+        <welcome-file></welcome-file>
     </welcome-file-list>
 </web-app>
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/assets/splash.jpg b/src/main/webapp/assets/splash.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0cfc997
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/main/webapp/assets/splash.jpg differ