diff --git a/src/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs b/src/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
index bbc9dc6..25533c7 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ class MainViewModel : BaseViewModel, IFontResolver, ICanCheckShutdown
                     didAdjust = true;
                 }
                 // perform needed image manipulations
-                if (isHEIC || isWebp || isPNG || (!isPDF && info.Length > 1.5 * 1024 * 1024 /* 2.5 MB */))
+                if (isHEIC || isWebp || isPNG || (!isPDF && info.Length > 1.5 * 1024 * 1024 /* 1.5 MB */))
                 {
                     // Save image as jpg
                     loadedImageWidth = mImage.Width;