diff --git a/addons/product/product_image_demo.xml b/addons/product/product_image_demo.xml
index f07e67b698c..c5b67309a95 100644
--- a/addons/product/product_image_demo.xml
+++ b/addons/product/product_image_demo.xml
@@ -19,23 +19,23 @@
         </record>
 
         <record id="product_product_4" model="product.product">
-            <field name="image" file="product/data/img/ipad.png"/>
+            <field name="image" type="base64" file="product/data/img/ipad.png"/>
         </record>
 
         <record id="product_product_5" model="product.product">
-            <field name="image" file="product/data/img/bose.jpg"/>
+            <field name="image" type="base64" file="product/data/img/bose.jpg"/>
         </record>
 
         <record id="product_product_6" model="product.product">
-            <field name="image" file="product/data/img/ipad_mini.jpg"/>
+            <field name="image" type="base64" file="product/data/img/ipad_mini.jpg"/>
         </record>
 
         <record id="product_product_7" model="product.product">
-            <field name="image" file="product/data/img/accessory2.jpg"/>
+            <field name="image" type="base64" file="product/data/img/accessory2.jpg"/>
         </record>
 
         <record id="product_product_8" model="product.product">
-            <field name="image" file="product/data/img/accessory1.jpg"/>
+            <field name="image" type="base64" file="product/data/img/accessory1.jpg"/>
         </record>
 
         <record id="product_product_9" model="product.product">
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         </record>
 
         <record id="product_product_11" model="product.product">
-            <field name="image" file="product/data/img/ipod.png"/>
+            <field name="image" type="base64" file="product/data/img/ipod.png"/>
         </record>
 
         <record id="product_product_12" model="product.product">
diff --git a/addons/website_sale/website_sale_demo.xml b/addons/website_sale/website_sale_demo.xml
index eb112344764..9de39517cc8 100644
--- a/addons/website_sale/website_sale_demo.xml
+++ b/addons/website_sale/website_sale_demo.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <data noupdate="1">
 
         <record id="product.product_product_consultant" model="product.product">
-            <field name="image" file="website/static/description/website_edit.png"/>
+            <field name="image" type="base64" file="website/static/description/website_edit.png"/>
         </record>
         
         <record id="product.product_product_4" model="product.product">