diff --git a/erpnext/patches.txt b/erpnext/patches.txt
index b36f74b959..aec2f26908 100644
--- a/erpnext/patches.txt
+++ b/erpnext/patches.txt
@@ -228,3 +228,4 @@ erpnext.patches.v6_4.set_user_in_contact
 erpnext.patches.v6_4.make_image_thumbnail #2015-10-20
 erpnext.patches.v6_5.show_in_website_for_template_item
 erpnext.patches.v6_4.fix_expense_included_in_valuation
+erpnext.patches.v6_6.fix_website_image
diff --git a/erpnext/patches/v6_6/__init__.py b/erpnext/patches/v6_6/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..baffc48825
--- /dev/null
+++ b/erpnext/patches/v6_6/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
diff --git a/erpnext/patches/v6_6/fix_website_image.py b/erpnext/patches/v6_6/fix_website_image.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b3b4cab18a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/erpnext/patches/v6_6/fix_website_image.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+import frappe
+from frappe.utils import encode
+
+def execute():
+	"""Fix the File records created via item.py even if the website_image file didn't exist"""
+	for item in frappe.db.sql_list("""select name from `tabItem`
+		where website_image is not null and website_image != ''
+			and website_image like '/files/%'
+			and exists (
+				select name from `tabFile`
+					where attached_to_doctype='Item'
+					and attached_to_name=`tabItem`.name
+					and file_url=`tabItem`.website_image
+					and (file_name is null or file_name = '')
+				)"""):
+
+		item = frappe.get_doc("Item", item)
+		file = frappe.get_doc("File", {
+			"attached_to_doctype": "Item",
+			"attached_to_name": item.name,
+			"file_url": item.website_image
+		})
+
+		try:
+			file.validate_file()
+		except IOError:
+			print encode(item.website_image), "does not exist"
+			file.delete()
+			item.db_set("website_image", None, update_modified=False)
+
+
diff --git a/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.py b/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.py
index 0f1f0e0808..c62195767b 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.py
+++ b/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.py
@@ -104,12 +104,16 @@ class Item(WebsiteGenerator):
 
 			# for CSV import
 			if not file_doc:
-				file_doc = frappe.get_doc({
-					"doctype": "File",
-					"file_url": self.website_image,
-					"attached_to_doctype": "Item",
-					"attached_to_name": self.name
-				}).insert()
+				try:
+					file_doc = frappe.get_doc({
+						"doctype": "File",
+						"file_url": self.website_image,
+						"attached_to_doctype": "Item",
+						"attached_to_name": self.name
+					}).insert()
+
+				except IOError:
+					self.website_image = None
 
 			if file_doc:
 				if not file_doc.thumbnail_url: