diff --git a/util/util_exif/exif.go b/util/util_exif/exif.go
index 5eea5ee0003fc20b99f268fe2a771ba93606ffdb..e3afe8f37d63999cef83f8368e267d56f336bbc2 100644
--- a/util/util_exif/exif.go
+++ b/util/util_exif/exif.go
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ func GetExifOrientation(img io.ReadCloser) (*ExifOrientation, error) {
 	}
 
 	rawValue, err := exifData.Get(exif.Orientation)
+	if exif.IsTagNotPresentError(err) {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("exif: error getting orientation: " + err.Error())
 	}