diff --git a/src/components/Header/Header.tsx b/src/components/Header/Header.tsx
index 962dc291e..a6abcb27c 100644
--- a/src/components/Header/Header.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Header/Header.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type TypeHeader = 'static' | 'fixed';
 type Props = {
   headerType?: TypeHeader;
   onMenuButtonClick: () => void;
-  logoSrc?: string;
+  logoSrc?: string | null;
   searchBarProps: SearchBarProps;
   searchEnabled: boolean;
   searchActive: boolean;
diff --git a/src/services/config.service.ts b/src/services/config.service.ts
index 62bb773f3..648bbefeb 100644
--- a/src/services/config.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/config.service.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ const configSchema: SchemaOf<Config> = object({
   analyticsToken: string().nullable(),
   adSchedule: string().nullable(),
   assets: object({
-    banner: string().notRequired(),
+    banner: string().notRequired().nullable(),
   }).notRequired(),
   content: array().of(contentSchema),
   menu: array().of(menuSchema),
diff --git a/src/utils/configLoad.ts b/src/utils/configLoad.ts
index 383d456fb..8691c2627 100644
--- a/src/utils/configLoad.ts
+++ b/src/utils/configLoad.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ const defaultConfig: Config = {
   siteName: '',
   description: '',
   player: '',
-  assets: {},
+  assets: {
+    banner: '/images/logo.png',
+  },
   content: [],
   menu: [],
   integrations: {
@@ -90,6 +92,11 @@ export const loadAndValidateConfig = async (
     .then(async (configValidated) => {
       const configWithDefaults = merge({}, defaultConfig, configValidated);
 
+      // make sure the banner always defaults to the JWP banner when not defined in the config
+      if (!configWithDefaults.assets.banner) {
+        configWithDefaults.assets.banner = defaultConfig.assets.banner;
+      }
+
       const accessModel = calculateAccessModel(configWithDefaults);
 
       useConfigStore.setState({
diff --git a/types/Config.d.ts b/types/Config.d.ts
index cf7127a7d..03f82adfb 100644
--- a/types/Config.d.ts
+++ b/types/Config.d.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export type Config = {
   integrations: {
     cleeng?: Cleeng;
   };
-  assets: { banner?: string };
+  assets: { banner?: string | null };
   content: Content[];
   menu: Menu[];
   styling: Styling;