diff --git a/face_recognition/app/app.py b/face_recognition/app/app.py
index fb0bca3..5126cf3 100644
--- a/face_recognition/app/app.py
+++ b/face_recognition/app/app.py
@@ -41,11 +41,13 @@ def new_user_id():
 def new_face():
     id  = request.args.get('id', None)
     img = request.args.get('encoded_string', None)
+    img += "=" * ((4 - len(img) % 4) % 4)
+    img = bytes(img, encoding='utf-8')
     #print(img, flush=True)
     #imgdata = base64.b64decode(img)
     #with open('/tmp/'+str(id), 'wb') as file:
     #    file.write(bytearray(imgdata))
-    save_img(img.encode(), '/tmp/'+str(id)+'.jpg')
+    save_img(img, '/tmp/'+str(id)+'.jpg')
     #to debug send img
     #minioClient.fput_object('users', str(id)+'.jpg', '/tmp/'+str(id)+'.jpg')
     #face = face_recognition.load_image_file('/tmp/'+str(id)+'.jpg')