diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e4064a2..2ba771e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -108,3 +108,4 @@ images/*
 attachments/*
 
 .DS_Store
+.vscode
diff --git a/litecord/images.py b/litecord/images.py
index 854e2b9..866955a 100644
--- a/litecord/images.py
+++ b/litecord/images.py
@@ -340,6 +340,9 @@ class IconManager:
         elif 'size' in kwargs:
             image = Image.open(data_fd)
 
+            if mime == 'image/jpeg':
+                image = image.convert("RGB")
+
             want = kwargs['size']
 
             log.info('resizing from {} to {}',