diff --git a/src/blob.rs b/src/blob.rs
index b04d2dfea..ba46a1e96 100644
--- a/src/blob.rs
+++ b/src/blob.rs
@@ -377,27 +377,10 @@ impl<'a> BlobObject<'a> {
         true
     }
 
-    pub fn recode_to_avatar_size(&self, context: &Context) -> Result<(), BlobError> {
+    pub async fn recode_to_avatar_size(&self, context: &Context) -> Result<(), BlobError> {
         let blob_abs = self.to_abs_path();
-        let img = image::open(&blob_abs).map_err(|err| BlobError::RecodeFailure {
-            blobdir: context.get_blobdir().to_path_buf(),
-            blobname: blob_abs.to_str().unwrap_or_default().to_string(),
-            cause: err,
-        })?;
 
-        if img.width() <= AVATAR_SIZE && img.height() <= AVATAR_SIZE {
-            return Ok(());
-        }
-
-        let img = img.thumbnail(AVATAR_SIZE, AVATAR_SIZE);
-
-        img.save(&blob_abs).map_err(|err| BlobError::WriteFailure {
-            blobdir: context.get_blobdir().to_path_buf(),
-            blobname: blob_abs.to_str().unwrap_or_default().to_string(),
-            cause: err.into(),
-        })?;
-
-        Ok(())
+        self.recode_to_size(context, blob_abs, AVATAR_SIZE).await
     }
 
     pub async fn recode_to_image_size(&self, context: &Context) -> Result<(), BlobError> {
@@ -459,7 +442,7 @@ impl<'a> BlobObject<'a> {
                 cause: err.into(),
             })?;
         }
-        
+
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/src/chat.rs b/src/chat.rs
index 10f375041..f0cf7d913 100644
--- a/src/chat.rs
+++ b/src/chat.rs
@@ -2609,7 +2609,7 @@ pub async fn set_chat_profile_image(
                 _ => Err(err),
             },
         }?;
-        image_blob.recode_to_avatar_size(context)?;
+        image_blob.recode_to_avatar_size(context).await?;
         chat.param.set(Param::ProfileImage, image_blob.as_name());
         msg.param.set(Param::Arg, image_blob.as_name());
         msg.text = Some(
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 73dc15da7..7ea8909a2 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ impl Context {
                 match value {
                     Some(value) => {
                         let blob = BlobObject::new_from_path(&self, value).await?;
-                        blob.recode_to_avatar_size(self)?;
+                        blob.recode_to_avatar_size(self).await?;
                         self.sql
                             .set_raw_config(self, key, Some(blob.as_name()))
                             .await