diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 380ca24..f061415 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -68,7 +68,11 @@ async def check_updates():
                                 if post.file.size > 10000000:
                                     logging.warning('compressing')
                                     dl_im = Image.open(file).convert('RGBA')
-                                    dl_im.thumbnail((1500, 1500), Image.LANCZOS)
+                                    if dl_im.size[0] > 2000 or dl_im.size[1] > 2000:
+                                        larger_dimension = max(dl_im.size)
+                                        ratio = 2000 / larger_dimension
+                                        dl_im = dl_im.resize((int(dl_im.size[0] * ratio), int(dl_im.size[1] * ratio)),
+                                                             Image.LANCZOS)
                                     im = Image.new('RGBA', dl_im.size, (255, 255, 255))
                                     composite = Image.alpha_composite(im, dl_im).convert('RGB')
                                     file.truncate(0)