diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Molecules/OtherContainers/BGImageMoleculeModel.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Molecules/OtherContainers/BGImageMoleculeModel.swift
index 2dbfced5..56b77e3e 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Molecules/OtherContainers/BGImageMoleculeModel.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Molecules/OtherContainers/BGImageMoleculeModel.swift
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ open class BGImageMoleculeModel: MoleculeContainerModel {
         if bottomPadding == nil {
             bottomPadding = PaddingDefaultVerticalSpacing3
         }
+        if image.contentMode == nil {
+            image.contentMode = .scaleAspectFill
+        }
+        if image.imageFormat == nil {
+            image.imageFormat = "jpg"
+        }
     }
 
     private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {