diff --git a/utilities.py b/utilities.py
index 7d4a0b06391c186bfbf5d88d307e0d5c949ce80d..08a1b4c8deeb0f5a45c07eb235d3b183cee031b0 100755
--- a/utilities.py
+++ b/utilities.py
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ def get_sp_picture(sp_dict_list):
                                                            sp[constants.ORG_PARAM_DESC][constants.ORG_PARAM_DESC_MAIN_SPECIES] == True ):
             if constants.ORG_PARAM_DESC_PICTURE_PATH in sp[constants.ORG_PARAM_DESC].keys() and \
                     sp[constants.ORG_PARAM_DESC][constants.ORG_PARAM_DESC_PICTURE_PATH] != "":
-                sp_picture_dict[gspecies] = sp[constants.ORG_PARAM_DESC_PICTURE_PATH]
+                sp_picture_dict[gspecies] = sp[constants.ORG_PARAM_DESC][constants.ORG_PARAM_DESC_PICTURE_PATH]
 
     return sp_picture_dict