diff --git a/src/image/ImageManagerActions.cc b/src/image/ImageManagerActions.cc
index 6ceee32f68..aafc10afe3 100644
--- a/src/image/ImageManagerActions.cc
+++ b/src/image/ImageManagerActions.cc
@@ -641,15 +641,24 @@ int ImageManager::stat_image(Template*     img_tmpl,
             break;
 
         case Image::DATABLOCK:
-            img_tmpl->get("SIZE", res);
+            img_tmpl->get("PATH", res);
 
-            if (res.empty())
+            if (res.empty())//no PATH
             {
-                res = "SIZE attribute is mandatory for DATABLOCK.";
-                return -1;
+                img_tmpl->get("SIZE", res);
+
+                if (res.empty())
+                {
+                    res = "SIZE or PATH attributes are mandatory for DATABLOCK.";
+                    return -1;
+                }
+
+                return 0;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                img_data << "<IMAGE><PATH>" << res << "</PATH></IMAGE>";
             }
-            
-            return 0;
     }
 
     add_request(&sr);