diff --git a/modules/postprocessing.py b/modules/postprocessing.py
index 812cbccae..8ec122b7c 100644
--- a/modules/postprocessing.py
+++ b/modules/postprocessing.py
@@ -62,11 +62,13 @@ def run_postprocessing(extras_mode, image, image_folder, input_dir, output_dir,
         else:
             image_data = image_placeholder
 
+        image_data = image_data if image_data.mode in ("RGBA", "RGB") else image_data.convert("RGB")
+
         parameters, existing_pnginfo = images.read_info_from_image(image_data)
         if parameters:
             existing_pnginfo["parameters"] = parameters
 
-        initial_pp = scripts_postprocessing.PostprocessedImage(image_data if image_data.mode in ("RGBA", "RGB") else image_data.convert("RGB"))
+        initial_pp = scripts_postprocessing.PostprocessedImage(image_data)
 
         scripts.scripts_postproc.run(initial_pp, args)