diff --git a/pysstv/examples/gimp-plugin.py b/pysstv/examples/gimp-plugin.py
index b50740a..5434462 100755
--- a/pysstv/examples/gimp-plugin.py
+++ b/pysstv/examples/gimp-plugin.py
@@ -136,12 +136,7 @@ def transmit_current_image(image, drawable, mode, vox, fskid):
     png_fn = generate_png_filename()
     try:
         pdb.gimp_file_save(image, drawable, png_fn, png_fn)
-        pil_img = Image.open(png_fn)
-        sstv_size = sstv.WIDTH, sstv.HEIGHT
-        if pil_img.size != sstv_size:
-            pil_img = pil_img.resize(sstv_size, Image.ANTIALIAS)
-        if 'grayscale' in sstv.__module__:
-            pil_img = pil_img.convert('LA').convert('RGB')
+        pil_img = match_image_with_sstv_mode(Image.open(png_fn), sstv)
         root = Tk()
         s = sstv(pil_img, 44100, 16)
         s.vox_enabled = vox
@@ -170,6 +165,14 @@ def generate_png_filename():
     os.fdopen(handle).close()
     return png_fn
 
+def match_image_with_sstv_mode(image, mode):
+    mode_size = mode.WIDTH, mode.HEIGHT
+    if image.size != mode_size:
+        image = image.resize(mode_size, Image.ANTIALIAS)
+    if 'grayscale' in mode.__module__:
+        image = image.convert('LA').convert('RGB')
+    return image
+
 register(
         "pysstv_for_gimp",
         "PySSTV for GIMP",