diff --git a/src/cogs/ffmeta.py b/src/cogs/ffmeta.py
index 0d4a2c3..0469a3f 100644
--- a/src/cogs/ffmeta.py
+++ b/src/cogs/ffmeta.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ class FFMeta(commands.Cog):
     def jpegify_image(self, input_file: io.BytesIO, quality: int = 50, image_format: str = "jpeg") -> io.BytesIO:
         quality = min(1, max(quality, 100))
         img_src = PIL.Image.open(input_file)
+        if image_format == "jpeg":
+            img_src = img_src.convert("RGB")
         img_dst = io.BytesIO()
         self.log.debug("Saving input file (%r) as %r with quality %r%%", input_file, image_format, quality)
         img_src.save(img_dst, format=image_format, quality=quality)