diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/xtns/pagebanners/Pgbnr_func_tst.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/xtns/pagebanners/Pgbnr_func_tst.java
index 2b9dccb4f..54cc0e515 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/xtns/pagebanners/Pgbnr_func_tst.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/xtns/pagebanners/Pgbnr_func_tst.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class Pgbnr_func_tst {
 		( "<div class='ext-wpb-pagebanner noprint pre-content'>"
 		, "	<div class='wpb-topbanner'>"
 		, "		<h1 class='wpb-name'>Test page</h1>"
-		, "		<a href='/wiki/File:A.png' class='image' title='Test page' xowa_title='A.png'><img data-xowa-title=\"A.png\" data-xoimg=\"1|-1|-1|-1|-1|-1\" src='file:///mem/wiki/repo/trg/orig/7/0/A.png' width='0' height='0' class='wpb-banner-image ' alt='' srcset='' data-pos-x='0' data-pos-y='0' style='max-width:0px'></a>"
+		, "		<a href='/wiki/File:A.png' class='image' title='Test page' xowa_title='A.png'><img data-xowa-title=\"A.png\" data-xoimg=\"1|-1|-1|-1|-1|-1\" src='' width='0' height='0' class='wpb-banner-image ' alt='' srcset='' data-pos-x='0' data-pos-y='0' style='max-width:0px'></a>"
 		, "		<div class='wpb-iconbox'>"
 		, "				<a href='/wiki/Star_article'><span aria-disabled='false' title='Star article' class='oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-star oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-iconWidget'></span></a>"
 		, "		</div>"
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class Pgbnr_func_tst {
 		( "<div class='ext-wpb-pagebanner noprint pre-content'>"
 		, "	<div class='wpb-topbanner'>"
 		, "		<h1 class='wpb-name'>Test page</h1>"
-		, "		<a href='/wiki/File:A%22b.png' class='image' title='Test page' xowa_title='A%22b.png'><img data-xowa-title=\"A%22b.png\" data-xoimg=\"1|-1|-1|-1|-1|-1\" src='file:///mem/wiki/repo/trg/orig/d/4/A%22b.png' width='0' height='0' class='wpb-banner-image ' alt='' srcset='' data-pos-x='0' data-pos-y='0' style='max-width:0px'></a>"
+		, "		<a href='/wiki/File:A%22b.png' class='image' title='Test page' xowa_title='A%22b.png'><img data-xowa-title=\"A%22b.png\" data-xoimg=\"1|-1|-1|-1|-1|-1\" src='' width='0' height='0' class='wpb-banner-image ' alt='' srcset='' data-pos-x='0' data-pos-y='0' style='max-width:0px'></a>"
 		, "		<div class='wpb-iconbox'>"
 		, "				<a href='/wiki/Star_article'><span aria-disabled='false' title='Star article' class='oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-star oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-iconWidget'></span></a>"
 		, "		</div>"
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/xtns/pagebanners/Pgbnr_itm.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/xtns/pagebanners/Pgbnr_itm.java
index 9b7157fb3..5b50dd41d 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/xtns/pagebanners/Pgbnr_itm.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/xtns/pagebanners/Pgbnr_itm.java
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ public class Pgbnr_itm implements Mustache_doc_itm {
 			this.img_id_atr = Bry_.Empty;
 			this.img_xottl_atr = Gfh_atr_.Add_to_bry(tmp_bfr, Xoh_img_xoimg_data.Bry__data_xowa_title, file_ttl);
 			this.img_xoimg_atr = Gfh_atr_.Add_to_bry(tmp_bfr, Xoh_img_xoimg_data.Bry__data_xowa_image, Xoh_img_xoimg_data.Bry__data_xowa_image__full);
+			this.banner_img_src = Bry_.Empty;	// do not write img_src else hzip_diff will complain for every image; DATE:2016-10-18
 		}
 		else {
 			this.img_id_atr = tmp_bfr.Add(Bry__anch_atr_id).Add_int_variable(banner_file_itm.Html_uid()).Add_byte_quote().To_bry_and_clear();