diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/imageeditor/ImageEditorModule.java b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/imageeditor/ImageEditorModule.java
index c053ab4..4346824 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/imageeditor/ImageEditorModule.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/imageeditor/ImageEditorModule.java
@@ -255,6 +255,20 @@ private InputStream openBitmapInputStream() throws IOException {
       return stream;
     }
 
+     private String getMimeType() throws IOException {
+
+      BitmapFactory.Options outOptions = new BitmapFactory.Options();
+      outOptions.inJustDecodeBounds = true;
+      InputStream inputStream = openBitmapInputStream();
+        try {
+          BitmapFactory.decodeStream(inputStream, null, outOptions);
+          return outOptions.outMimeType;     } finally {
+          if (inputStream != null) {
+            inputStream.close();
+          }
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void doInBackgroundGuarded(Void... params) {
       try {
@@ -272,7 +286,13 @@ protected void doInBackgroundGuarded(Void... params) {
 
         String mimeType = outOptions.outMimeType;
         if (mimeType == null || mimeType.isEmpty()) {
-          throw new IOException("Could not determine MIME type");
+          // throw new IOException("Could not determine MIME type");
+
+          mimeType = getMimeType();
+
+         if (mimeType == null || mimeType.isEmpty()) {
+           throw new IOException("Could not determine MIME type");
+         }
         }
 
         File tempFile = createTempFile(mContext, mimeType);