IMessage always revert picture change

Hello
I have been changing my picture on iMessage on my mac pro (late 2013), but for some reason, iMessage always revert it back to the previous image if I restart the laptop or the just send it to sleep.
Does anyone have the same issue? This does not seem to be the case on my mac mini
Thanks for the support
Regards

for the Points.
More Info on the process.
When you set up a Mac User Account either at the Computer set up stage for the Admin account or Later in System Preferences > Users and Groups, you are asked to choose a pic (from the Apple Defaults)
The List in longer and scrollable. It can also vary slightly depending on the Mac OS you are using.
When you then set up the Address Card that becomes the My Card in the Contacts App the same pic is then drag through as first choice.
In iChat (and now Messages in any Buddy list account) this becomes the first choice default.
The Linked selection tends to be the ones in those same places.
If you have changed them you will have multiple pics (At least three).
Recents also tends to show the ones in Use or have been in use in any of those places (up to the last 16 choices)
However, as detailed above you can change any of then Individually or have them the same by changing one.
Here I have my Bonjour List in front of my System Preferences > Users and Groups > Account and the Contacts > My Card entry
Users and Groups has a black and white side on shot, the Contacts app has coloured face on shot and the Buddy list has the pic I use here.
8:59 pm Saturday; August 2, 2014
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 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
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