Make sure you call the methods in the following order and not vice versa:

has_attached_file :image
validates_attachment_presence :image

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Validation with condition works fine, too:

validates_attachment_presence :image, :if => :method

This is because validates_attachment_presence is only available after saying has_attached_file.