diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search.component.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search.component.ts
index 4e50a82827..999d703dd5 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search.component.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnInit {
     this.searchLink = this.getSearchLink();
     this.searchOptions$ = this.getSearchOptions();
     this.sub = this.searchOptions$.pipe(
-      switchMap((options) => this.service.search(options, null, followLink('logo')).pipe(getSucceededRemoteData(), startWith(undefined))))
+      switchMap((options) => this.service.search(options).pipe(getSucceededRemoteData(), startWith(undefined))))
       .subscribe((results) => {
         this.resultsRD$.next(results);
       });
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/builders/link.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/cache/builders/link.service.spec.ts
index 6b7c154137..95a7570207 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/builders/link.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/builders/link.service.spec.ts
@@ -139,10 +139,13 @@ describe('LinkService', () => {
     });
 
     describe(`when the specified link doesn't exist on the model's class`, () => {
-      it('should return with the same model', () => {
-        expect(
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        spyOnFunction(decorators, 'getLinkDefinition').and.returnValue(undefined);
+      });
+      it('should throw an error', () => {
+        expect(() => {
           service.resolveLink(testModel, followLink('predecessor', {}, true, followLink('successor')))
-        ).toEqual(testModel);
+        }).toThrow();
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/builders/link.service.ts b/src/app/core/cache/builders/link.service.ts
index 35c2fbac9c..8d0def71fc 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/builders/link.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/builders/link.service.ts
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ export class LinkService {
     const matchingLinkDef = getLinkDefinition(model.constructor, linkToFollow.name);
 
     if (hasNoValue(matchingLinkDef)) {
-      console.error(`followLink('${linkToFollow.name}') was used for a ${model.constructor.name}, but there is no property on ${model.constructor.name} models with an @link() for ${linkToFollow.name}`);
-      return model;
+      throw new Error(`followLink('${linkToFollow.name}') was used for a ${model.constructor.name}, but there is no property on ${model.constructor.name} models with an @link() for ${linkToFollow.name}`);
     } else {
       const provider = getDataServiceFor(matchingLinkDef.resourceType);
 
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-grid/collection-grid-element/collection-grid-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-grid/collection-grid-element/collection-grid-element.component.ts
index 6f8bf5264e..4ffaafa0f3 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-grid/collection-grid-element/collection-grid-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-grid/collection-grid-element/collection-grid-element.component.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-import { Component, Inject } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, Inject, Input } from '@angular/core';
 
 import { Collection } from '../../../core/shared/collection.model';
 import { AbstractListableElementComponent } from '../../object-collection/shared/object-collection-element/abstract-listable-element.component';
 import { ViewMode } from '../../../core/shared/view-mode.model';
 import { listableObjectComponent } from '../../object-collection/shared/listable-object/listable-object.decorator';
+import { hasNoValue, hasValue } from '../../empty.util';
+import { followLink } from '../../utils/follow-link-config.model';
+import { LinkService } from '../../../core/cache/builders/link.service';
 
 /**
  * Component representing a grid element for collection
@@ -15,4 +18,21 @@ import { listableObjectComponent } from '../../object-collection/shared/listable
 })
 
 @listableObjectComponent(Collection, ViewMode.GridElement)
-export class CollectionGridElementComponent extends AbstractListableElementComponent<Collection> {}
+export class CollectionGridElementComponent extends AbstractListableElementComponent<Collection> {
+  private _object: Collection;
+
+  constructor( private linkService: LinkService){
+    super();
+  }
+
+  @Input() set object(object: Collection) {
+    this._object = object;
+    if (hasValue(this._object) && hasNoValue(this._object.logo)) {
+      this.linkService.resolveLink<Collection>(this._object, followLink('logo'))
+    }
+  }
+
+  get object(): Collection {
+    return this._object;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-grid/community-grid-element/community-grid-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-grid/community-grid-element/community-grid-element.component.ts
index 05c84b683b..47ab77de5f 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-grid/community-grid-element/community-grid-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-grid/community-grid-element/community-grid-element.component.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, Input } from '@angular/core';
 
 import { Community } from '../../../core/shared/community.model';
 import { AbstractListableElementComponent } from '../../object-collection/shared/object-collection-element/abstract-listable-element.component';
 import { ViewMode } from '../../../core/shared/view-mode.model';
 import { listableObjectComponent } from '../../object-collection/shared/listable-object/listable-object.decorator';
+import { followLink } from '../../utils/follow-link-config.model';
+import { LinkService } from '../../../core/cache/builders/link.service';
+import { hasNoValue, hasValue } from '../../empty.util';
 
 /**
  * Component representing a grid element for a community
@@ -15,4 +18,21 @@ import { listableObjectComponent } from '../../object-collection/shared/listable
 })
 
 @listableObjectComponent(Community, ViewMode.GridElement)
-export class CommunityGridElementComponent extends AbstractListableElementComponent<Community> {}
+export class CommunityGridElementComponent extends AbstractListableElementComponent<Community> {
+  private _object: Community;
+
+  constructor( private linkService: LinkService){
+    super();
+  }
+
+  @Input() set object(object: Community) {
+    this._object = object;
+    if (hasValue(this._object) && hasNoValue(this._object.logo)) {
+      this.linkService.resolveLink<Community>(this._object, followLink('logo'))
+    }
+  }
+
+  get object(): Community {
+    return this._object;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-grid/grid-thumbnail/grid-thumbnail.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-grid/grid-thumbnail/grid-thumbnail.component.ts
index 92d93686dc..8e6af1e1a7 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-grid/grid-thumbnail/grid-thumbnail.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-grid/grid-thumbnail/grid-thumbnail.component.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export class GridThumbnailComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
       !hasValue(changes.thumbnail.previousValue) &&
       hasValue(changes.thumbnail.currentValue)
     ) {
+      console.log('this.thumbnail', changes.thumbnail.currentValue);
       this.checkThumbnail(changes.thumbnail.currentValue);
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/collection-search-result/collection-search-result-grid-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/collection-search-result/collection-search-result-grid-element.component.ts
index a834327736..cf5a93aa56 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/collection-search-result/collection-search-result-grid-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/collection-search-result/collection-search-result-grid-element.component.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
-import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, Input } from '@angular/core';
 
 import { SearchResultGridElementComponent } from '../search-result-grid-element.component';
 import { Collection } from '../../../../core/shared/collection.model';
 import { CollectionSearchResult } from '../../../object-collection/shared/collection-search-result.model';
 import { ViewMode } from '../../../../core/shared/view-mode.model';
 import { listableObjectComponent } from '../../../object-collection/shared/listable-object/listable-object.decorator';
+import { hasNoValue, hasValue } from '../../../empty.util';
+import { followLink } from '../../../utils/follow-link-config.model';
+import { LinkService } from '../../../../core/cache/builders/link.service';
+import { TruncatableService } from '../../../truncatable/truncatable.service';
+import { BitstreamDataService } from '../../../../core/data/bitstream-data.service';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-collection-search-result-grid-element',
@@ -15,4 +20,29 @@ import { listableObjectComponent } from '../../../object-collection/shared/lista
  * Component representing a grid element for a collection search result
  */
 @listableObjectComponent(CollectionSearchResult, ViewMode.GridElement)
-export class CollectionSearchResultGridElementComponent extends SearchResultGridElementComponent<CollectionSearchResult, Collection> {}
+export class CollectionSearchResultGridElementComponent extends SearchResultGridElementComponent< CollectionSearchResult, Collection > {
+  private _dso: Collection;
+
+  constructor(
+    private linkService: LinkService,
+    protected truncatableService: TruncatableService,
+    protected bitstreamDataService: BitstreamDataService
+  ) {
+    super(truncatableService, bitstreamDataService);
+  }
+
+  @Input() set dso(dso: Collection) {
+    this._dso = dso;
+    console.log('aaasdasd')
+    if (hasValue(this._dso) && hasNoValue(this._dso.logo)) {
+      this.linkService.resolveLink<Collection>(
+        this._dso,
+        followLink('logo')
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  get dso(): Collection {
+    return this._dso;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/community-search-result/community-search-result-grid-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/community-search-result/community-search-result-grid-element.component.ts
index e726c3e803..b622651e10 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/community-search-result/community-search-result-grid-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/community-search-result/community-search-result-grid-element.component.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,47 @@
-import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, Input } from '@angular/core';
 import { Community } from '../../../../core/shared/community.model';
 import { SearchResultGridElementComponent } from '../search-result-grid-element.component';
 import { CommunitySearchResult } from '../../../object-collection/shared/community-search-result.model';
 import { ViewMode } from '../../../../core/shared/view-mode.model';
 import { listableObjectComponent } from '../../../object-collection/shared/listable-object/listable-object.decorator';
+import { LinkService } from '../../../../core/cache/builders/link.service';
+import { TruncatableService } from '../../../truncatable/truncatable.service';
+import { BitstreamDataService } from '../../../../core/data/bitstream-data.service';
+import { hasNoValue, hasValue } from '../../../empty.util';
+import { followLink } from '../../../utils/follow-link-config.model';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-community-search-result-grid-element',
-  styleUrls: ['../search-result-grid-element.component.scss', 'community-search-result-grid-element.component.scss'],
-  templateUrl: 'community-search-result-grid-element.component.html'
+  styleUrls: [
+    '../search-result-grid-element.component.scss',
+    'community-search-result-grid-element.component.scss',
+  ],
+  templateUrl: 'community-search-result-grid-element.component.html',
 })
 /**
  * Component representing a grid element for a community search result
  */
 @listableObjectComponent(CommunitySearchResult, ViewMode.GridElement)
-export class CommunitySearchResultGridElementComponent extends SearchResultGridElementComponent<CommunitySearchResult, Community> {
+export class CommunitySearchResultGridElementComponent extends SearchResultGridElementComponent<CommunitySearchResult,Community> {
+  private _dso: Community;
+
+  constructor(
+    private linkService: LinkService,
+    protected truncatableService: TruncatableService,
+    protected bitstreamDataService: BitstreamDataService
+  ) {
+    super(truncatableService, bitstreamDataService);
+  }
+
+  @Input() set dso(dso: Community) {
+    this._dso = dso;
+    console.log('aaasdasd');
+    if (hasValue(this._dso) && hasNoValue(this._dso.logo)) {
+      this.linkService.resolveLink<Community>(this._dso, followLink('logo'));
+    }
+  }
+
+  get dso(): Community {
+    return this._dso;
+  }
 }