diff --git a/core/views/editor_helpers.py b/core/views/editor_helpers.py
index 47660b6..17ae04b 100644
--- a/core/views/editor_helpers.py
+++ b/core/views/editor_helpers.py
@@ -73,9 +73,12 @@ def new_image_form(request, path):
                 i = i.resize((int(width / scale), int(height / scale)), Image.ANTIALIAS)
             tscale = max(width / THUMBNAIL_WIDTH, height / THUMBNAIL_HEIGHT)
             thumbnail = i.resize((int(width / tscale), int(height / tscale)), Image.ANTIALIAS)
+            
             ib = io.BytesIO()
+            i = i.convert('RGB')
             i.save(ib, format="jpeg", quality = 75)
             tb = io.BytesIO()
+            thumbnail = thumbnail.convert('RGB')
             thumbnail.save(tb, format="jpeg", quality = 70)
             image_rel_path, thumb_rel_path, desc_rel_path = form.get_rel_paths()
             image_page_template = loader.get_template("image_page_template.html")