diff --git a/src/QtImageReader.cpp b/src/QtImageReader.cpp
index ba31bfa0..55b5a4f2 100644
--- a/src/QtImageReader.cpp
+++ b/src/QtImageReader.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ void QtImageReader::Open()
             image = std::make_shared<QImage>();
             QImageReader imgReader( path );
             imgReader.setAutoTransform( true );
+            imgReader.setDecideFormatFromContent( true );
             loaded = imgReader.read(image.get());
         }