diff --git a/cookbook/migrations/0009_alter_recipe_featured_image.py b/cookbook/migrations/0009_alter_recipe_featured_image.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f71ae0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cookbook/migrations/0009_alter_recipe_featured_image.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.18 on 2023-04-28 13:56
+
+import cloudinary.models
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('cookbook', '0008_alter_recipe_about'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='recipe',
+            name='featured_image',
+            field=cloudinary.models.CloudinaryField(default='https://res.cloudinary.com/sandrabergstrom/image/upload/v1682690083/placeholder_got9h5.jpg', max_length=255, verbose_name='image'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/cookbook/models.py b/cookbook/models.py
index 06347ec..47ae6e5 100644
--- a/cookbook/models.py
+++ b/cookbook/models.py
@@ -8,11 +8,9 @@
 
 class Recipe(models.Model):
 
-    placeholder = 'static/cookbook/images/placeholder.jpg'
-
     title = models.CharField(max_length=200)
     author = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
-    featured_image = CloudinaryField('image', default='placeholder')
+    featured_image = CloudinaryField('image', default='https://res.cloudinary.com/sandrabergstrom/image/upload/v1682690083/placeholder_got9h5.jpg')
     excerp = models.CharField(max_length=200, blank=True, null=True)
     about = models.TextField(max_length=600, blank=True, null=True)
     category_choices = [
diff --git a/cookbook/templates/cookbook/recipe_detail.html b/cookbook/templates/cookbook/recipe_detail.html
index 4ac7c55..69f511c 100644
--- a/cookbook/templates/cookbook/recipe_detail.html
+++ b/cookbook/templates/cookbook/recipe_detail.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <div class="card mb-3">
         <div class="row g-0">
             <div class="col-md-4 h-400">
-                <img src="{{ recipe.featured_image.url }}" class="img-fluid rounded-start" alt="Image of recipe"
+                <img src="{{ recipe.featured_image.url }}" class="img-fluid rounded-start" alt="Image of {{ recipe.title }}"
                     style="object-fit: cover; height: 100%; width: 100%" />
             </div>
             <div class="col-md-8">