diff --git a/face_recognition/app/app.py b/face_recognition/app/app.py
index 518e553..a828b95 100644
--- a/face_recognition/app/app.py
+++ b/face_recognition/app/app.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def new_face():
     #imgdata = base64.b64decode(img)
     #with open('/tmp/'+str(id), 'wb') as file:
     #    file.write(bytearray(imgdata))
-    save_img(encoded_string, '/tmp/'+str(id)+'.jpg')
+    save_img(img.encode(), '/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))