diff --git a/pkg/models/photo.go b/pkg/models/photo.go
index 0693b1b..e29aa32 100644
--- a/pkg/models/photo.go
+++ b/pkg/models/photo.go
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ func CreatePhoto(tmpl Photo) (*Photo, error) {
 		AltText:         tmpl.AltText,
 		Visibility:      tmpl.Visibility,
 		Gallery:         tmpl.Gallery,
+		Pinned:          tmpl.Pinned,
 		Explicit:        tmpl.Explicit,
 	}
 
diff --git a/web/templates/photo/upload.html b/web/templates/photo/upload.html
index a8cae92..a4ce34c 100644
--- a/web/templates/photo/upload.html
+++ b/web/templates/photo/upload.html
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
                                     <input type="checkbox"
                                         name="pinned"
                                         value="true"
-                                        {{if or (not .EditPhoto) (.EditPhoto.Pinned)}}checked{{end}}>
+                                        {{if .EditPhoto.Pinned}}checked{{end}}>
                                     Keep this photo at the top of my gallery
                                 </label>
                                 <p class="help">