diff --git a/frontend/public/default_thumbnail.png b/frontend/public/default_thumbnail.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81eb652
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diff --git a/frontend/src/components/video/VideoCard.tsx b/frontend/src/components/video/VideoCard.tsx
index 4bc544b..fd90eff 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/video/VideoCard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/video/VideoCard.tsx
@@ -1,36 +1,49 @@
 import clsx from "clsx";
 import { formatTime } from "../../utils/utils.ts";
-import {Link} from "react-router-dom";
+import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
+import { useState } from "react";
 
 type VideoCardProps = {
     title: string,
     duration: number,
-    thumbnailPath: string,
+    thumbnailPath: string | null,
     videoPath: string,
     className?: string
 }
 
+const fallbackThumbnail = "../../../public/default_thumbnail.png";
+
 const VideoCard = ({
                        title,
                        duration,
                        thumbnailPath,
                        videoPath,
-                       className}: VideoCardProps) => {
+                       className
+                   }: VideoCardProps) => {
+
+    const initialSrc = thumbnailPath && thumbnailPath.trim() !== "" ? thumbnailPath : fallbackThumbnail;
+    const [imgSrc, setImgSrc] = useState(initialSrc);
+
     return (
-        <Link
-        to={videoPath}
-        >
+        <Link to={videoPath}>
             <div className={clsx("flex flex-col", className)}>
-                <img src={thumbnailPath} alt="Video Thumbnail" />
+                <img
+                    src={imgSrc}
+                    alt="Video Thumbnail"
+                    onError={() => {
+                        if (imgSrc !== fallbackThumbnail) {
+                            setImgSrc(fallbackThumbnail);
+                        }
+                    }}
+                />
 
                 <div className={"flex flex-row justify-between items-center p-2"}>
                     <p>{title}</p>
                     <p>{formatTime(duration)}</p>
                 </div>
-
             </div>
         </Link>
     );
 }
 
-export default VideoCard;
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+export default VideoCard;
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/MyClips.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/MyClips.tsx
index d03e343..f5c1e57 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/MyClips.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/MyClips.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const MyClips = () => {
                     duration={clip.duration}
                     thumbnailPath={clip.thumbnailPath}
                     videoPath={clip.videoPath}
-                    className={"w-30 p-5"}
+                    className={"w-40 p-5"}
                 />
             ))}