diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/builder.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/builder.py
index 9adb1f7ba3..3033e77444 100755
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/builder.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/builder.py
@@ -739,7 +739,8 @@ class Builder(gtk.Window):
 
     def set_base_image(self):
         self.configuration.initial_selected_image = self.configuration.selected_image
-        self.hob_image = self.configuration.selected_image + "-edited"
+        if self.configuration.selected_image != self.recipe_model.__custom_image__:
+            self.hob_image = self.configuration.selected_image + "-edited"
 
     def reset(self):
         self.configuration.curr_mach = ""
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/hobeventhandler.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/hobeventhandler.py
index 890e05fa02..62c4704a7c 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/hobeventhandler.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/hobeventhandler.py
@@ -171,10 +171,11 @@ class HobHandler(gobject.GObject):
                 self.generate_hob_base_image(target)
                 self.set_var_in_file("LINGUAS_INSTALL", "", "local.conf")
                 hobImage = self.runCommand(["matchFile", target + ".bb"])
-                baseImage = self.runCommand(["matchFile", self.base_image + ".bb"])
-                version = self.runCommand(["generateNewImage", hobImage, baseImage, self.package_queue, True, ""])
-                target += version
-                self.recipe_model.set_custom_image_version(version)
+                if self.base_image != self.recipe_model.__custom_image__:
+                    baseImage = self.runCommand(["matchFile", self.base_image + ".bb"])
+                    version = self.runCommand(["generateNewImage", hobImage, baseImage, self.package_queue, True, ""])
+                    target += version
+                    self.recipe_model.set_custom_image_version(version)
 
             targets = [target]
             if self.toolchain_packages: