1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/include/user.php b/include/user.php
index af43a2b52..2477438bf 100644
--- a/include/user.php
+++ b/include/user.php
@@ -284,7 +284,11 @@ function create_user($arr) {
 
 		$filename = basename($photo);
 		$img_str = fetch_url($photo,true);
-		$img = new Photo($img_str);
+		// guess mimetype from headers or filename
+		$type = guess_image_type($photo,true);
+
+		
+		$img = new Photo($img_str, $type);
 		if($img->is_valid()) {
 
 			$img->scaleImageSquare(175);
@@ -324,4 +328,4 @@ function create_user($arr) {
 	$result['user'] = $u;
 	return $result;
 
-}
-\ No newline at end of file
+}