diff --git a/src/export/html.rs b/src/export/html.rs
index de627d5..82df9f0 100644
--- a/src/export/html.rs
+++ b/src/export/html.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ impl HtmlHandler<Error> for DefaultHtmlHandler {
                 let link_extension = &link.path.split(".").last().unwrap();
                 // Orgmode considers something an image both if the pattern
                 // matches /and/ the description is empty.
-                if image_pattern.contains(link_extension) && link.desc.is_some() {
+                if image_pattern.contains(link_extension) && link.desc.is_none() {
                     write!(
                         w,
                         "<img src=\"{}\" alt=\"{}\">",