diff --git a/app/services.py b/app/services.py
index 311cb973acc3c452b99f64caafc9e5bcfe24d15f..ab9d56301e62f2fd921bed9e76d4bf0a8c8aea0d 100644
--- a/app/services.py
+++ b/app/services.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import datetime
 import os
 import random
+import shutil
 from functools import cmp_to_key
 
 from django.contrib import messages
@@ -377,6 +378,8 @@ class UploadMateriService:
 
     @staticmethod
     def upload_materi_excel(categories, excel, request, row):
+        default_cover = 'book-cover-placeholder.png'
+
         for i in range(row):
             materi = Materi(
                 title=excel["Title"][i],
@@ -385,11 +388,22 @@ class UploadMateriService:
                 descriptions=excel["Description"][i],
                 uploader=request.user,
             )
+
+            materi.cover.name = default_cover
+            materi.content.name = default_cover
+
+            # Check if file exists in /media
+            if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, default_cover)):
+                shutil.copy(
+                    os.path.join('app','static','images',default_cover), 
+                    os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT,default_cover))
+
             materi.save()
 
             for c in excel["Categories"][i].split(","):
                 materi.categories.add(categories.get(name=c))
 
+
 class EditProfileService:
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/app/static/images/book-cover-placeholder.png b/app/static/images/book-cover-placeholder.png
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/app/tests.py b/app/tests.py
index 8758a3dc82f9f8b062f831d70e5fa2f6298378a6..d58073e3751558033f000395d58ec592c6149d41 100644
--- a/app/tests.py
+++ b/app/tests.py
@@ -1303,7 +1303,12 @@ class UploadExcelPageTest(TestCase):
             response = self.client.post("/unggah_excel/", {'excel': fp})
         
         title = data_frame['Title'][0]
-        self.assertTrue(Materi.objects.get(title=title))
+        materi = Materi.objects.get(title=title)
+        default_path = 'book-cover-placeholder.png'
+
+        self.assertTrue(materi)
+        self.assertEquals(materi.cover.name, default_path)
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, default_path)))
 
     def test_upload_excel_download_template(self):
         self.client.login(email="kontributor@gov.id",
@@ -1314,6 +1319,8 @@ class UploadExcelPageTest(TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(response['Content-Type'],'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet')
         self.assertEquals(response['Content-Disposition'],'attachment; filename=template.xlsx')
 
+        
+
 
 
 class DashboardKontributorViewTest(TestCase):