diff --git a/labelme/app.py b/labelme/app.py
index 9a83a3711..a7b3707d2 100644
--- a/labelme/app.py
+++ b/labelme/app.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 from labelme.widgets import ToolBar
 from labelme.widgets import UniqueLabelQListWidget
 from labelme.widgets import ZoomWidget
+from PIL import ImageFile
 
 from . import utils
 
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@
 
 
 LABEL_COLORMAP = imgviz.label_colormap()
-
+ImageFile.LOAD_TRUNCATED_IMAGES = True
 
 class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
     FIT_WINDOW, FIT_WIDTH, MANUAL_ZOOM = 0, 1, 2