diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/employee/employee.py b/erpnext/setup/doctype/employee/employee.py
index a28264d24525c370802bfe3e46ff194852f55046..afa63e667a98312dcee962c1c6b9c890cff35b35 100755
--- a/erpnext/setup/doctype/employee/employee.py
+++ b/erpnext/setup/doctype/employee/employee.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class Employee(NestedSet):
 			user.gender = self.gender
 
 		if self.image:
-			if not user.user_image:
+			if not user.user_image or self.has_value_changed("image"):
 				user.user_image = self.image
 				try:
 					frappe.get_doc(