diff --git a/src/dom_components/view/ComponentImageView.js b/src/dom_components/view/ComponentImageView.js
index d7a2cecd8..8fdd565c4 100644
--- a/src/dom_components/view/ComponentImageView.js
+++ b/src/dom_components/view/ComponentImageView.js
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ module.exports = ComponentView.extend({
    * @private
    * */
   updateSrc() {
-    const src = this.model.get('src');
-    const el = this.$el;
-    el.attr('src', src);
-    el[src ? 'removeClass' : 'addClass'](this.classEmpty);
+    const { model, classEmpty, $el } = this;
+    const src = model.get('src');
+    model.addAttributes({ src });
+    $el[src ? 'removeClass' : 'addClass'](classEmpty);
   },
 
   /**