diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 083db7f7a0..79d2d26c33 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "less-middleware": "0.1.12",
     "marked": "0.2.8",
     "async": "~0.2.8",
-    "node-imagemagick": "0.1.8",
+    "gm": "1.14.2",
     "gravatar": "1.0.6",
     "nconf": "~0.6.7",
     "sitemap": "~0.7.1",
diff --git a/src/image.js b/src/image.js
index 97bb237a16..5f92773fa8 100644
--- a/src/image.js
+++ b/src/image.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+'use strict';
 
 var fs = require('fs'),
-	imagemagick = require('node-imagemagick'),
+	gm = require('gm').subClass({imageMagick: true}),
 	meta = require('./meta');
 
 var image = {};
@@ -11,35 +12,26 @@ image.resizeImage = function(path, extension, width, height, callback) {
 	}
 
 	if(extension === '.gif') {
-		imagemagick.convert([
-			path,
-			'-coalesce',
-			'-repage',
-			'0x0',
-			'-crop',
-			width+'x'+height+'+0+0',
-			'+repage',
-			path
-		], done);
+		gm().in(path)
+			.in('-coalesce')
+			.in('-resize')
+			.in(width+'x'+height)
+			.write(path, done);
 	} else {
-		imagemagick.crop({
-			srcPath: path,
-			dstPath: path,
-			width: width,
-			height: height
-		}, done);
+		gm(path)
+			.crop(width, height, 0, 0)
+			.write(path, done);
 	}
 };
 
 image.convertImageToPng = function(path, extension, callback) {
 	var convertToPNG = parseInt(meta.config['profile:convertProfileImageToPNG'], 10);
 	if(convertToPNG && extension !== '.png') {
-		imagemagick.convert([path, 'png:-'], function(err, stdout) {
-			if(err) {
+		gm(path).toBuffer('png', function(err, buffer) {
+			if (err) {
 				return callback(err);
 			}
-
-			fs.writeFile(path, stdout, 'binary', callback);
+			fs.writeFile(path, buffer, 'binary', callback);
 		});
 	} else {
 		callback();
@@ -50,6 +42,6 @@ image.convertImageToBase64 = function(path, callback) {
 	fs.readFile(path, function(err, data) {
 		callback(err, data ? data.toString('base64') : null);
 	});
-}
+};
 
 module.exports = image;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/routes/user.js b/src/routes/user.js
index 136473ce1b..db25182b2a 100644
--- a/src/routes/user.js
+++ b/src/routes/user.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
 	winston = require('winston'),
 	nconf = require('nconf'),
 	async= require('async'),
-	imagemagick = require('node-imagemagick'),
 
 	user = require('./../user'),
 	posts = require('./../posts'),
@@ -117,6 +116,7 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
 
 				var uploadSize = parseInt(meta.config.maximumProfileImageSize, 10) || 256;
 				if (req.files.userPhoto.size > uploadSize * 1024) {
+					fs.unlink(req.files.userPhoto.path);
 					return res.send({
 						error: 'Images must be smaller than ' + uploadSize + ' kb!'
 					});
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
 
 				var allowedTypes = ['image/png', 'image/jpeg', 'image/jpg', 'image/gif'];
 				if (allowedTypes.indexOf(req.files.userPhoto.type) === -1) {
+					fs.unlink(req.files.userPhoto.path);
 					return res.send({
 						error: 'Allowed image types are png, jpg and gif!'
 					});
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
 
 				var extension = path.extname(req.files.userPhoto.name);
 				if (!extension) {
+					fs.unlink(req.files.userPhoto.path);
 					return res.send({
 						error: 'Error uploading file! Error : Invalid extension!'
 					});
@@ -185,6 +187,7 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
 					}
 
 					if(err) {
+						fs.unlink(req.files.userPhoto.path);
 						return res.send({error:err.message});
 					}