diff --git a/lib/uploading/importer.js b/lib/uploading/importer.js
index 28efaecd..5fec7237 100644
--- a/lib/uploading/importer.js
+++ b/lib/uploading/importer.js
@@ -39,6 +39,22 @@ async function downloadAndSaveThumbnails(thumbnailUrl, uniqueTag, channelUrl, ex
 
   await fs.writeFileAsync(thumbnailDestination, thumbnail.body, 'binary');
 
+  const fileTypeData = await FileType.fromFile(thumbnailDestination);
+
+  const realExtension = fileTypeData.ext;
+
+  const mime = fileTypeData.mime;
+
+  if(realExtension == 'webp'){
+
+    const newDestination = `uploads/${channelUrl}/${uniqueTag}-custom.png`;
+
+    const result = await webp.dwebp(thumbnailDestination, newDestination, "-o");
+
+    console.log(result);
+    console.log('ITS A WEBP')
+  }
+
   // TODO: test : is this webp?
 
   // if so, have to convert that file to png via that libary