diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 15d15c4..f1e2094 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ export default async function now() {
 						return `${updatedOpenTag}${displayText}${closeTag}`
 					})
 
-					// replace image placeholders if image is available
+					// replace image placeholders if image is available, otherwise remove img tags
+					const imageId = `${item.id}-image`
 					if (latest.image) {
-						const imageId = `${item.id}-image`
 						// html image replacement
 						newNow = newNow.replace(
 							new RegExp(`(<img[^>]+src=["'])${imageId}(["'][^>]*>)`, 'gi'),
@@ -123,6 +123,17 @@ export default async function now() {
 							new RegExp(`(!\\[[^\\]]*\\]\\()${imageId}(\\))`, 'gi'),
 							`$1${latest.image}$2`,
 						)
+					} else {
+						// remove img tags if no image available
+						newNow = newNow.replace(
+							new RegExp(`<img[^>]+src=["']${imageId}["'][^>]*>`, 'gi'),
+							'',
+						)
+						// remove markdown image
+						newNow = newNow.replace(
+							new RegExp(`!\\[[^\\]]*\\]\\(${imageId}\\)`, 'gi'),
+							'',
+						)
 					}
 				}
 			} catch (e) {