diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin_xep_0054.py b/src/plugins/plugin_xep_0054.py
index 7f793118..71baf096 100755
--- a/src/plugins/plugin_xep_0054.py
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin_xep_0054.py
@@ -232,14 +232,14 @@ class XEP_0054():
             return ""
         return filename
 
-    def _buildSetAvatar(self, vcard_set, filepath): 
+    def _buildSetAvatar(self, vcard_set, filepath):
         try:
             img = Image.open(filepath)
         except IOError:
             raise exceptions.DataError("Can't open image")
 
         if img.size != (64, 64):
-            img.resize((64, 64))
+            img = img.resize((64, 64))
         img_buf = StringIO()
         img.save(img_buf, 'PNG')