diff --git a/actions/groupdesignsettings.php b/actions/groupdesignsettings.php
index 7270bc8f7e..79c192ac46 100644
--- a/actions/groupdesignsettings.php
+++ b/actions/groupdesignsettings.php
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ class GroupDesignSettingsAction extends DesignSettingsAction
             $design->sidebarcolor    = $sbcolor->intValue();
             $design->textcolor       = $tcolor->intValue();
             $design->linkcolor       = $lcolor->intValue();
-            $design->backgroundimage = $filepath;
 
             $design->setDisposition($on, $off, $tile);
 
@@ -263,7 +262,6 @@ class GroupDesignSettingsAction extends DesignSettingsAction
             $design->sidebarcolor    = $sbcolor->intValue();
             $design->textcolor       = $tcolor->intValue();
             $design->linkcolor       = $lcolor->intValue();
-            $design->backgroundimage = $filepath;
 
             $design->setDisposition($on, $off, $tile);
 
diff --git a/actions/userdesignsettings.php b/actions/userdesignsettings.php
index d6088aa9d0..6e745e96f8 100644
--- a/actions/userdesignsettings.php
+++ b/actions/userdesignsettings.php
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ class UserDesignSettingsAction extends DesignSettingsAction
             $design->sidebarcolor    = $sbcolor->intValue();
             $design->textcolor       = $tcolor->intValue();
             $design->linkcolor       = $lcolor->intValue();
-            $design->backgroundimage = $filepath;
 
             $design->setDisposition($on, $off, $tile);
 
@@ -174,7 +173,6 @@ class UserDesignSettingsAction extends DesignSettingsAction
             $design->sidebarcolor    = $sbcolor->intValue();
             $design->textcolor       = $tcolor->intValue();
             $design->linkcolor       = $lcolor->intValue();
-            $design->backgroundimage = $filepath;
 
             $design->setDisposition($on, $off, $tile);
 
diff --git a/lib/designsettings.php b/lib/designsettings.php
index 6aa6bb2f19..9650679ac5 100644
--- a/lib/designsettings.php
+++ b/lib/designsettings.php
@@ -132,13 +132,13 @@ class DesignSettingsAction extends AccountSettingsAction
                                           _('Off'));
             $this->element('p', 'form_guide', _('Turn background image on or off.'));
             $this->elementEnd('li');
-        }
 
-        $this->elementStart('li');
-        $this->checkbox('design_background-image_repeat',
-                        _('Tile background image'),
-                        ($design->disposition & BACKGROUND_TILE) ? true : false );
-        $this->elementEnd('li');
+            $this->elementStart('li');
+            $this->checkbox('design_background-image_repeat',
+                            _('Tile background image'),
+                            ($design->disposition & BACKGROUND_TILE) ? true : false );
+            $this->elementEnd('li');
+        }
 
         $this->elementEnd('ul');
         $this->elementEnd('fieldset');
@@ -388,7 +388,11 @@ class DesignSettingsAction extends AccountSettingsAction
 
             $original = clone($design);
             $design->backgroundimage = $filename;
+
+            // default to on, no tile
+
             $design->setDisposition(true, false, false);
+
             $result = $design->update($original);
 
             if ($result === false) {
diff --git a/lib/imagefile.php b/lib/imagefile.php
index 0c93b257ed..52e4c4b227 100644
--- a/lib/imagefile.php
+++ b/lib/imagefile.php
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ class ImageFile
             break;
          case UPLOAD_ERR_INI_SIZE:
          case UPLOAD_ERR_FORM_SIZE:
-            throw new Exception(sprintf(_('That file is too big. The maximum file size is %d.'), $this->maxFileSize()));
+            throw new Exception(sprintf(_('That file is too big. The maximum file size is %d.'),
+                ImageFile::maxFileSize()));
             return;
          case UPLOAD_ERR_PARTIAL:
             @unlink($_FILES[$param]['tmp_name']);