diff --git a/src/libraries/external/epi/EpiRoute.php b/src/libraries/external/epi/EpiRoute.php
index 8b0d57b25..0618efd12 100644
--- a/src/libraries/external/epi/EpiRoute.php
+++ b/src/libraries/external/epi/EpiRoute.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class EpiRoute
   const httpGet = 'GET';
   const httpOptions = 'OPTIONS';
   const httpPost= 'POST';
+  const httpHead= 'HEAD';
 
   /**
    * get('/', 'function');
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ class EpiRoute
   public function get($route, $callback, $isApi = false)
   {
     $this->addRoute($route, $callback, self::httpGet, $isApi);
+    $this->addRoute($route, array($this, 'void'), self::httpHead, $isApi);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -99,6 +101,14 @@ public function load($file)
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * EpiRoute::void
+   *  Used for HEAD requests as the route handler
+   * @name  void
+   * @author  Jaisen Mathai <jaisen@jmathai.com>
+   */
+  public function void() { }
+
   /**
    * EpiRoute::run($_GET['__route__'], $_['routes']);
    * @name  run
diff --git a/src/libraries/models/Photo.php b/src/libraries/models/Photo.php
index 36d2b90c9..56b5d613b 100644
--- a/src/libraries/models/Photo.php
+++ b/src/libraries/models/Photo.php
@@ -724,7 +724,12 @@ public function replace($id, $localFile, $name, $attributes = array())
           $this->logger->info('Could not purge photo versions from the database');
           return false;
         }
+
         // delete all photos from the original photo object (includes paths to existing photos)
+        // check if skipDeleteOriginal is passed in and remove from $photo and $attributes to preserve
+        if($skipOriginal === '1')
+          unset($photo['pathOriginal']);
+
         $delFilesResp = $this->fs->deletePhoto($photo);
         if(!$delFilesResp)
         {