diff --git a/lidar_pipeline/rendering.py b/lidar_pipeline/rendering.py
index d15c773..01ebf12 100644
--- a/lidar_pipeline/rendering.py
+++ b/lidar_pipeline/rendering.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 import numpy as np
 import rasterio
+from PIL import Image as PILImage
 
 try:
     from rasterio.warp import transform as warp_transform
@@ -458,7 +459,6 @@ def tif_to_png(tif_file, vis_dir, resolution):
                        facecolor='white', format='png')
             plt.close()
 
-            from PIL import Image as PILImage
             img = PILImage.open(str(png_temp))
             img.save(str(webp_file), format='WEBP', lossless=True)
             png_temp.unlink()
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ def generate_pdf_report(basename, vis_dir, pdf_dir, resolution):
 
                 for i, f in enumerate(situ_files):
                     ax = fig.add_subplot(gs[0, i])
-                    img = plt.imread(str(f))
+                    img = np.array(PILImage.open(str(f)).convert('RGB'))
                     ax.imshow(img)
                     ax.axis('off')
                     title = f.stem.replace(basename + '_', '').replace('_', ' ').title()
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ def generate_pdf_report(basename, vis_dir, pdf_dir, resolution):
 
                 for i, f in enumerate(page_files):
                     ax = fig.add_subplot(gs[0, i])
-                    img = plt.imread(str(f))
+                    img = np.array(PILImage.open(str(f)).convert('RGB'))
                     ax.imshow(img)
                     ax.axis('off')
                     title = f.stem.replace(basename + '_', '').replace('_', ' ').title()