--- path_image.module.cvs	2006-12-15 15:29:46.454295112 +0000
+++ path_image.module	2006-12-15 15:26:19.447764888 +0000
@@ -175,8 +175,9 @@
   // $path_parts = explode('/', drupal_get_path_alias($_GET['q']));
 
   $path = trim($_SERVER['REDIRECT_URL'], '/');
+  $headers = drupal_set_header();
 
-  if (!strlen($path)) {
+  if (!strlen($path) || strpos($headers, '403 Forbidden')) {
       if (variable_get('path_image_homepage_use', 0)) {
         $use_homepage_image = TRUE;
       }