diff --git a/birdnet.conf-defaults b/birdnet.conf-defaults
index b329455..8cc19f0 100644
--- a/birdnet.conf-defaults
+++ b/birdnet.conf-defaults
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ HEARTBEAT_URL=
 ## updating picture of your garden, for example.
 
 CUSTOM_IMAGE=
-CUSTOM_IMAGE_TITLE=
+CUSTOM_IMAGE_TITLE=""
 
 ## These are just for debugging
 LAST_RUN=
diff --git a/scripts/advanced.php b/scripts/advanced.php
index ebd7d1e..3d5c869 100644
--- a/scripts/advanced.php
+++ b/scripts/advanced.php
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ foreach($formats as $format){
       <label for="custom_image">Custom Image Absolute Path: </label>
         <input name="custom_image" type="text" value="<?php print($newconfig['CUSTOM_IMAGE']);?>"/><br>
 
-      <hr>
+      <br>
       <label for="custom_image_label">Custom Image Label: </label>
       <input name="custom_image_label" type="text" value="<?php print($newconfig['CUSTOM_IMAGE_TITLE']);?>"/><br>
 
diff --git a/scripts/install_config.sh b/scripts/install_config.sh
index cdc386b..f60c077 100755
--- a/scripts/install_config.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_config.sh
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ RAW_SPECTROGRAM=0
 ## updating picture of your garden, for example.
 
 CUSTOM_IMAGE=
-CUSTOM_IMAGE_TITLE=
+CUSTOM_IMAGE_TITLE=""
 
 ## These are just for debugging
 LAST_RUN=
diff --git a/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh b/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
index ff8a017..8b0bd28 100755
--- a/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ if ! grep CUSTOM_IMAGE /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf &>/dev/null;then
   sudo -u$USER echo "CUSTOM_IMAGE=" >> /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf
 fi
 if ! grep CUSTOM_IMAGE_TITLE /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf &>/dev/null;then
-  sudo -u$USER echo "CUSTOM_IMAGE_TITLE=" >> /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf
+  sudo -u$USER echo "CUSTOM_IMAGE_TITLE=\"\"" >> /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf
 fi