diff --git a/gramps/src/ImageSelect.py b/gramps/src/ImageSelect.py
index ecffb260e..2017534a8 100644
--- a/gramps/src/ImageSelect.py
+++ b/gramps/src/ImageSelect.py
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ class Gallery(ImageSelect):
                 try:
                     tfile,headers = u.retrieve(d)
                 except IOError, msg:
-                    t = _("Counld not import %s") % d
+                    t = _("Could not import %s") % d
                     
                     GnomeErrorDialog("%s\n%s %d" % (t,msg[0],msg[1]))
                     return
@@ -269,15 +269,20 @@ class Gallery(ImageSelect):
                 photo.setDescription(d)
                 photo.setLocal(1)
                 photo.setPath(tfile)
-                self.savephoto(photo)
+                self.db.addObject(photo)
+                oref = ObjectRef()
+                oref.setReference(photo)
+                self.dataobj.addPhoto(oref)
                 try:
-                    name = RelImage.import_media_object(tfile,self.path,photo.getId())
+                    id = photo.getId()
+                    name = RelImage.import_media_object(tfile,self.path,id)
                     if name != None and name != "":
                         photo.setPath(name)
                 except:
                     photo.setPath(tfile)
                     w.drag_finish(context, TRUE, FALSE, time)
                     return
+                self.add_thumbnail(oref)
                 utils.modified()
             else:
                 if self.db.getObjectMap().has_key(data.data):
diff --git a/gramps/src/RelImage.py b/gramps/src/RelImage.py
index 0d4abeb65..c17d91f6f 100644
--- a/gramps/src/RelImage.py
+++ b/gramps/src/RelImage.py
@@ -65,15 +65,7 @@ def import_media_object(filename,path,base):
             path = "%s/%s" % (thumb,base)
 
             mk_thumb(filename,path,const.thumbScale)
-        
-            if type == "image/jpeg":
-                shutil.copy(filename,name)
-            else:
-                if no_pil:
-                    cmd = "%s '%s' '%s'" % (const.convert,filename,name)
-                    os.system(cmd)
-                else:
-                    PIL.Image.open(filename).save(name)
+            shutil.copy(filename,name)
         except:
             return None
     else:
@@ -123,12 +115,15 @@ def mk_thumb(source,dest,size):
         GnomeErrorDialog(_("Could not create %s") % dir)
         return
 
-    if no_pil:
+    print source[-3:]
+    if no_pil or source[-4:] == ".gif":
         cmd = "%s -geometry %dx%d '%s' '%s'" % (const.convert,size,size,source,dest)
+        print cmd
         os.system(cmd)
     else:
         try:
             im = PIL.Image.open(source)
+            im.convert("RGB")
             im.thumbnail((size,size))
             im.save(dest,"JPEG")
         except: