diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e057dc5..403d89b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ spidev
 gpiozero
 Flask~=3.0.3
 pillow~=10.4.0
+pillow-heif~=0.21.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/server.py b/src/server.py
index 8f6637f..5d177ba 100644
--- a/src/server.py
+++ b/src/server.py
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from flask import Flask, request, jsonify, send_file, Response
+
 from PIL import Image, UnidentifiedImageError
+from pillow_heif import register_heif_opener
 
 import logging
 
@@ -11,11 +13,14 @@
 from img_utils import resize_img, image_changed
 from epd_utils import handle_epd_error, display_clear, display_img, get_epd
 
+
 IMG_PATH = 'img.png'
 DISPLAY_RESOLUTION = Resolution(800, 480)
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
 
+register_heif_opener()
+
 epd = get_epd()
 
 app = Flask(__name__)