diff --git a/avatar/models.py b/avatar/models.py
index c7f4a8a..12b3b72 100644
--- a/avatar/models.py
+++ b/avatar/models.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class Avatar(models.Model):
         try:
             orientation = image._getexif()[0x0112]
             ops = EXIF_ORIENTATION_STEPS[orientation]
-        except AttributeError:
+        except TypeError:
             ops = []
         for method in ops:
             image = image.transpose(getattr(Image, method))