diff --git a/src/shapes/image.class.js b/src/shapes/image.class.js
index 4e165635171..584116e4297 100644
--- a/src/shapes/image.class.js
+++ b/src/shapes/image.class.js
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@
      */
     toObject: function(propertiesToInclude) {
       var filters = [ ], resizeFilters = [ ],
-          element = this._originalElement,
           scaleX = 1, scaleY = 1;
 
       this.filters.forEach(function(filterObj) {
@@ -224,7 +223,7 @@
       });
 
       var object = extend(this.callSuper('toObject', propertiesToInclude), {
-        src: element ? element.src || element._src : '',
+        src: this.getSrc(),
         filters: filters,
         resizeFilters: resizeFilters,
         crossOrigin: this.crossOrigin,
@@ -297,8 +296,12 @@
      * @return {String} Source of an image
      */
     getSrc: function() {
-      if (this.getElement()) {
-        return this.getElement().src || this.getElement()._src;
+      var element = this.getElement();
+      if (element) {
+        return fabric.isLikelyNode ? element._src : element.src;
+      }
+      else {
+        return this.src || '';
       }
     },
 
diff --git a/test/unit/canvas_static.js b/test/unit/canvas_static.js
index 306f1ccb308..a2d25174c0e 100644
--- a/test/unit/canvas_static.js
+++ b/test/unit/canvas_static.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     'flipX':                    false,
     'flipY':                    false,
     'opacity':                  1,
-    'src':                      fabric.isLikelyNode ? undefined : IMG_SRC,
+    'src':                      IMG_SRC,
     'shadow':                   null,
     'visible':                  true,
     'backgroundColor':          '',
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
       require('fs').readFile(src, function(err, imgData) {
         if (err) throw err;
         img.src = imgData;
+        img._src = src;
         callback && callback();
       });
     }
diff --git a/test/unit/image.js b/test/unit/image.js
index 84410de09e2..d5c6c5eae78 100644
--- a/test/unit/image.js
+++ b/test/unit/image.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     'flipX':                    false,
     'flipY':                    false,
     'opacity':                  1,
-    'src':                      fabric.isLikelyNode ? undefined : IMG_SRC,
+    'src':                      IMG_SRC,
     'shadow':                   null,
     'visible':                  true,
     'backgroundColor':          '',
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
       require('fs').readFile(src, function(err, imgData) {
         if (err) throw err;
         img.src = imgData;
+        img._src = src;
         callback && callback();
       });
     }
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@
       if (toObject.height === 0) {
         toObject.height = IMG_HEIGHT;
       }
-      deepEqual(toObject, fabric.util.object.extend(REFERENCE_IMG_OBJECT, {src: ''}));
+      deepEqual(toObject, REFERENCE_IMG_OBJECT);
       start();
     });
   });
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@
   asyncTest('toString', function() {
     createImageObject(function(image) {
       ok(typeof image.toString == 'function');
-      equal(image.toString(), '#<fabric.Image: { src: "' + (fabric.isLikelyNode ? undefined : IMG_SRC) + '" }>');
+      equal(image.toString(), '#<fabric.Image: { src: "' + IMG_SRC + '" }>');
       start();
     });
   });
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@
   asyncTest('getSrc', function() {
     createImageObject(function(image) {
       ok(typeof image.getSrc == 'function');
-      equal(image.getSrc(), fabric.isLikelyNode ? undefined : IMG_SRC);
+      equal(image.getSrc(), IMG_SRC);
       start();
     });
   });