diff --git a/examples/basic/upload.html b/examples/basic/upload.html
index 4f5feb22..cf6739b8 100644
--- a/examples/basic/upload.html
+++ b/examples/basic/upload.html
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@
 var gun = Gun(location.origin + '/gun');
 
 $('html').upload(function resize(eve, up){
-  if(up && ((eve.file||{}).type||'').indexOf('image') + 1){
-    return up.shrink(eve, resize, 1024);
-  }
+  if(up){ return up.shrink(eve, resize, 1024) }
   var b64 = (eve.base64 || ((eve.event || eve).target || eve).result || eve);
   gun.get('test').get(eve.id).put(b64);
 });
diff --git a/lib/upload.js b/lib/upload.js
index 8d748ffa..e0018101 100644
--- a/lib/upload.js
+++ b/lib/upload.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 		if(!e){ return cb && cb({err: "No file!"}) }
 		if(e.err){ return }
 		var file = (((e.event || e).target || e).result || e), img = new Image();
+		if(!((file||'').split(';')[0].indexOf('image') + 1)){ e.err = "Not an image!"; return cb(e) }
     img.crossOrigin = "Anonymous";
     img.src = file;
     img.onload = function(){