diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image_controller.ex
index 33f49be2..13d1338f 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image_controller.ex
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.ImageController do
         conn
         |> put_flash(:info, "The image you were looking for has been marked a duplicate of the image below")
         |> redirect(to: Routes.image_path(conn, :show, image.duplicate_id))
+        |> Plug.Conn.halt()
 
       true ->
         conn