diff --git a/pinry/api/api.py b/pinry/api/api.py
index 56984c9..640b3e8 100644
--- a/pinry/api/api.py
+++ b/pinry/api/api.py
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ from pinry.pins.models import Pin
 
 
 class PinResource(ModelResource):  # pylint: disable-msg=R0904
-    thumbnail = fields.CharField(readonly=True)
-
     class Meta:
         queryset = Pin.objects.all()
         resource_name = 'pin'
@@ -19,10 +17,6 @@ class PinResource(ModelResource):  # pylint: disable-msg=R0904
             'published': ['gt'],
         }
 
-    def dehydrate_thumbnail(self, bundle):
-        pin = Pin.objects.only('thumbnail').get(pk=bundle.data['id'])
-        return pin.thumbnail.url
-
 
 class UserResource(ModelResource):
     class Meta:
diff --git a/pinry/pins/models.py b/pinry/pins/models.py
index 9f38833..955b483 100644
--- a/pinry/pins/models.py
+++ b/pinry/pins/models.py
@@ -27,13 +27,12 @@ class Pin(models.Model):
             temp_img.write(urllib2.urlopen(self.url).read())
             temp_img.flush()
             self.image.save(self.url.split('/')[-1], File(temp_img))
-        else:
-            super(Pin, self).save()
 
         if not self.thumbnail:
             if not self.image:
                 image = Image.open(temp_img.name)
             else:
+                super(Pin, self).save()
                 image = Image.open(self.image.path)
             size = image.size
             prop = 200 / image.size[0]