diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Backstage/ConcertsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Backstage/ConcertsController.php
index 2d17427..cfb0892 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Backstage/ConcertsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Backstage/ConcertsController.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Http\Controllers\Backstage;
 
 use App\Concert;
+use App\NullFile;
 use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ class ConcertsController extends Controller
             'zip' => request('zip'),
             'ticket_price' => request('ticket_price') * 100,
             'ticket_quantity' => (int) request('ticket_quantity'),
-            'poster_image_path' => request('poster_image')->store('posters', 's3'),
+            'poster_image_path' => request('poster_image', new NullFile)->store('posters', 's3'),
         ]);
 
         return redirect()->route('backstage.concerts.index');
diff --git a/app/NullFile.php b/app/NullFile.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15db2a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/NullFile.php
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App;
+
+class NullFile
+{
+    public function store()
+    {
+        return null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Backstage/AddConcertTest.php b/tests/Feature/Backstage/AddConcertTest.php
index 4501009..38b7cbf 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Backstage/AddConcertTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Backstage/AddConcertTest.php
@@ -440,4 +440,24 @@ class AddConcertTest extends TestCase
         $response->assertSessionHasErrors('poster_image');
         $this->assertEquals(0, Concert::count());
     }
+
+    /** @test */
+    function poster_image_is_optional()
+    {
+        $this->disableExceptionHandling();
+
+        $user = factory(User::class)->create();
+
+        $response = $this->actingAs($user)->post('/backstage/concerts', $this->validParams([
+            'poster_image' => null,
+        ]));
+
+        tap(Concert::first(), function ($concert) use ($response, $user) {
+            $response->assertRedirect('/backstage/concerts');
+
+            $this->assertTrue($concert->user->is($user));
+
+            $this->assertNull($concert->poster_image_path);
+        });
+    }
 }