diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java
index 8dbff3a798..8e91674ee2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java
@@ -3343,7 +3343,7 @@ public class FragmentCompose extends FragmentBase {
             if (resize > 0)
                 resizeAttachment(context, attachment, resize);
 
-            if (privacy)
+            if (privacy && resize == 0)
                 try {
                     ExifInterface exif = new ExifInterface(file.getAbsolutePath());