diff --git a/rdgenerator/views.py b/rdgenerator/views.py
index d126195..13e83be 100644
--- a/rdgenerator/views.py
+++ b/rdgenerator/views.py
@@ -262,7 +262,9 @@ def resize_and_encode_icon(imagefile):
         resized_imagefile = ContentFile(resized_image_buffer.read(), name=imagefile.name)
 
     # Return the Base64 encoded representation of the resized image
-    return base64.b64encode(resized_imagefile.read())
+    resized64 = base64.b64encode(resized_imagefile.read())
+    print(len(resized64))
+    return resized64
  
 #the following is used when accessed from an external source, like the rustdesk api server
 def startgh(request):