Index: scribus/plugins/scriptplugin/cmdmani.cpp
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--- scribus/plugins/scriptplugin/cmdmani.cpp	(revision 19357)
+++ scribus/plugins/scriptplugin/cmdmani.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@
 		PyErr_SetString(WrongFrameTypeError, QObject::tr("Target is not an image frame.","python error").toLocal8Bit().constData());
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	ScCore->primaryMainWindow()->doc->loadPict(QString::fromUtf8(Image), item);
+	bool reload = item->Pfile.toUtf8() == "" ? false : true;
+	ScCore->primaryMainWindow()->doc->loadPict(QString::fromUtf8(Image), item, reload);
 //	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
 //	return Py_None;
 	Py_RETURN_NONE;
