diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 910f1f431..baeb44327 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -937,26 +937,26 @@ module ApplicationHelper
     return if options[:inline_attachments] == false
 
     # when using an image link, try to use an attachment, if possible
-    attachments = options[:attachments] || []
-    if obj.is_a?(Journal)
-      attachments += obj.journalized.attachments if obj.journalized.respond_to?(:attachments)
-    else
-      attachments += obj.attachments if obj.respond_to?(:attachments)
-    end
-    if attachments.present?
-      text.gsub!(/src="([^\/"]+\.(bmp|gif|jpg|jpe|jpeg|png|webp))"(\s+alt="([^"]*)")?/i) do |m|
-        filename, ext, alt, alttext = $1, $2, $3, $4
-        # search for the picture in attachments
-        if found = Attachment.latest_attach(attachments, CGI.unescape(filename))
-          image_url = download_named_attachment_url(found, found.filename, :only_path => only_path)
-          desc = found.description.to_s.delete('"')
-          if !desc.blank? && alttext.blank?
-            alt = " title=\"#{desc}\" alt=\"#{desc}\""
-          end
-          "src=\"#{image_url}\"#{alt} loading=\"lazy\""
-        else
-          m
+    attachments = nil
+    text.gsub!(/src="([^\/"]+\.(bmp|gif|jpg|jpe|jpeg|png|webp))"(\s+alt="([^"]*)")?/i) do |m|
+      # Load attachments only if not already loaded
+      attachments ||=
+        options[:attachments].to_a +
+        (obj.is_a?(Journal) ? obj.journalized.try(:attachments).to_a : obj.try(:attachments).to_a)
+      # If no attachments, skip processing
+      next m if attachments.empty?
+
+      filename, ext, alt, alttext = $1, $2, $3, $4
+      # search for the picture in attachments
+      if found = Attachment.latest_attach(attachments, CGI.unescape(filename))
+        image_url = download_named_attachment_url(found, found.filename, :only_path => only_path)
+        desc = found.description.to_s.delete('"')
+        if !desc.blank? && alttext.blank?
+          alt = " title=\"#{desc}\" alt=\"#{desc}\""
         end
+        "src=\"#{image_url}\"#{alt} loading=\"lazy\""
+      else
+        m
       end
     end
   end