diff --git a/kindlecomicconverter/image.py b/kindlecomicconverter/image.py
index 769025c..5ba738d 100755
--- a/kindlecomicconverter/image.py
+++ b/kindlecomicconverter/image.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class ComicPageParser:
 
         # Detect corruption in source image, let caller catch any exceptions triggered.
         srcImgPath = os.path.join(source[0], source[1])
-        Image.open(srcImgPath).verify()
+        # Image.open(srcImgPath).verify()
         with Image.open(srcImgPath) as im:
             self.image = im.copy()