diff --git a/application/camera-backend/main.py b/application/camera-backend/main.py
index e745e9a..fd68112 100644
--- a/application/camera-backend/main.py
+++ b/application/camera-backend/main.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def get_image():
 
     data = io.BytesIO()
     picam2.start()
-    picam2.capture_image(data, format="jpeg")
+    picam2.capture_image(data)
 
     picam2.stop()
     picam2.close()