diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 482f56edac..1be446e056 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "daemon": "~1.1.0",
     "express": "^4.9.5",
     "express-session": "^1.8.2",
-    "gm": "1.17.0",
+    "lwip": "0.0.6",
     "gravatar": "^1.1.0",
     "heapdump": "^0.3.0",
     "less": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/src/image.js b/src/image.js
index 0b2cea24cb..078b2d134d 100644
--- a/src/image.js
+++ b/src/image.js
@@ -1,41 +1,48 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var fs = require('fs'),
-	gm = require('gm').subClass({imageMagick: true});
+	lwip = require('lwip'),
+	plugins = require('./plugins');
 
 var image = {};
 
 image.resizeImage = function(path, extension, width, height, callback) {
-	function done(err, stdout, stderr) {
-		callback(err);
-	}
-
-	if(extension === '.gif') {
-		gm().in(path)
-			.in('-coalesce')
-			.in('-resize')
-			.in(width+'x'+height+'^')
-			.write(path, done);
+	if (plugins.hasListeners('filter:image.resize')) {
+		plugins.fireHook('filter:image.resize', {
+			path: path,
+			extension: extension,
+			width: width,
+			height: height
+		}, function(err, data) {
+			callback(err);
+		});
 	} else {
-		gm(path)
-			.in('-resize')
-			.in(width+'x'+height+'^')
-			.gravity('Center')
-			.crop(width, height)
-			.write(path, done);
+		lwip.open(path, function(err, image) {
+			image.batch()
+				.cover(width, height)
+				.crop(width, height)
+				.writeFile(path, function(err) {
+					callback(err)
+				})
+			});
 	}
 };
 
-image.convertImageToPng = function(path, extension, callback) {
-	if(extension !== '.png') {
-		gm(path).toBuffer('png', function(err, buffer) {
+image.normalise = function(path, extension, callback) {
+	if (plugins.hasListeners('filter:image.normalise')) {
+		plugins.fireHook('filter:image.normalise', {
+			path: path,
+			extension: extension
+		}, function(err, data) {
+			callback(err);
+		});
+	} else {
+		lwip.open(path, function(err, image) {
 			if (err) {
 				return callback(err);
 			}
-			fs.writeFile(path, buffer, 'binary', callback);
+			image.writeFile(path, 'png', callback)
 		});
-	} else {
-		callback();
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/load.js b/src/plugins/load.js
index 57fb8be4ab..d0f94c019a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/load.js
+++ b/src/plugins/load.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ module.exports = function(Plugins) {
 		function display() {
 			process.stdout.write('\n');
 			winston.warn('[plugins/' + pluginData.id + '] This plugin may not be compatible with your version of NodeBB. This may cause unintended behaviour or crashing.');
-			winston.warn('[plugins/' + pluginData.id + '] In the event of an unresponsive NodeBB caused by this plugin, run ./nodebb reset plugin="' + pluginData.id + '".');
+			winston.warn('[plugins/' + pluginData.id + '] In the event of an unresponsive NodeBB caused by this plugin, run ./nodebb reset -p ' + pluginData.id + '.');
 			process.stdout.write('\n');
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/user/picture.js b/src/user/picture.js
index 8f030091a9..ada87589d6 100644
--- a/src/user/picture.js
+++ b/src/user/picture.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 			},
 			function(next) {
 				if (convertToPNG) {
-					image.convertImageToPng(picture.path, extension, next);
+					image.normalise(picture.path, extension, next);
 				} else {
 					next();
 				}