diff --git a/core/models/profile.py b/core/models/profile.py
index b20f6d797ee262932f42bd72e1db26cafaee84d1..f58d82f0c47f3e09db896697e0a4a0c3f80399b1 100644
--- a/core/models/profile.py
+++ b/core/models/profile.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class Profile(TimeStampedModel):
     affiliation = models.CharField(
         max_length=100, verbose_name="Name of your organization in English",
     )
-    photo = models.ImageField(upload_to='media/', max_length=100000, null=True, blank=True, default="https://static.productionready.io/images/smiley-cyrus.jpg")
+    photo = models.IntegerField(default=1)
 
     def __str__(self):
         return self.user.username