diff --git a/utils/datasets.py b/utils/datasets.py
index eea8ad3..852bb7c 100755
--- a/utils/datasets.py
+++ b/utils/datasets.py
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ def verify_image_label(args):
             with open(im_file, 'rb') as f:
                 f.seek(-2, 2)
                 if f.read() != b'\xff\xd9':  # corrupt JPEG
-                    im.save(im_file, format='JPEG', subsampling=0, quality=100)  # re-save image
+                    Image.open(im_file).save(im_file, format='JPEG', subsampling=0, quality=100)  # re-save image
                     msg = f'{prefix}WARNING: corrupt JPEG restored and saved {im_file}'
 
         # verify labels