diff --git a/ptbposter/ptbposter-add.sty b/ptbposter/ptbposter-add.sty
index 551490c1fd98310cc621b1c6b1fd522b5cab8677..cbe72e085f70b6f18aab8fdefb3749138c7eeddb 100644
--- a/ptbposter/ptbposter-add.sty
+++ b/ptbposter/ptbposter-add.sty
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@
 
 \RequirePackage{ragged2e}
 
-\newcommand\putPicture[4][t]{%
+\newif\ifPTB@temp
+
+\newcommand*\putPicture{%
+  \@ifstar{\PTB@temptrue\PTB@putPicture}{\PTB@tempfalse\PTB@putPicture}%
+}
+
+\newcommand\PTB@putPicture[4][t]{%
   \trivlist\item\relax
   \noindent\begin{minipage}[t]{\linewidth}%
     \small
@@ -20,7 +26,7 @@
         \mbox{}
       \else
         \begin{minipage}[#1]{\dimexpr\linewidth-\width-\columnsep}%
-          \hspace{0pt}\RaggedRight#3
+          \hspace{0pt}\ifPTB@temp\RaggedRight\fi#3
         \end{minipage}
       \fi
       \par\ifx\relax#4\relax\else\vskip\columnsep #4\fi