diff --git a/components/MyPicture.vue b/components/MyPicture.vue
index 9bc33581..8ccfe955 100644
--- a/components/MyPicture.vue
+++ b/components/MyPicture.vue
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 <template>
-<figure :class='{ thumb, img: true }' 
+<div :class='{ thumb, img: true }' 
     :height="height" :width="width"
     :style="backgroundPreview">
 
-  <picture>
-    <source :srcset="srcset" type='image/webp' />
-
     <img 
       v-if='media' 
       :class='{ "u-featured": true, loading }'
       :alt='media.name' :loading='lazy?"lazy":"eager"'
       :src="src"
+      :srcset="srcset"
       itemprop="image"
       :height="height" :width="width"
       :style="{ 'object-position': thumbnailPosition }"
@@ -18,10 +16,8 @@
 
     <img v-else-if='!media && thumb' class='thumb' src="noimg.svg" alt=''>
 
-  </picture>
 
-
-</figure>
+</div>
 </template>
 <script>
 
@@ -43,6 +39,10 @@ export default {
           backgroundImage: "url('data:image/png;base64," + this.media.preview + "')" }
       }
     },
+    srcset () {
+      if (this.thumb) return ''
+      return `/media/thumb/${this.media.url} 500w, /media/${this.media.url} 1200w`
+    },
     media () {
       return this.event.media[0]
     },
@@ -54,15 +54,12 @@ export default {
     },
     src () {
       if (this.media) {
-        return '/media/' + (this.thumb ? 'thumb/' : '') + this.media.url
+        return '/media/thumb/' + this.media.url
       }
       if (this.thumb) {
         return '/noimg.svg'
       }
     },
-    srcset () {
-      return this.src.replace(/.jpg$/, '.webp')
-    },
     thumbnailPosition () {
       if (this.media.focalpoint) {
         const focalpoint = this.media.focalpoint
@@ -90,11 +87,12 @@ export default {
 }
 
 .img img {
+  display: flex;
   width: 100%;
   max-width: 100%;
   height: auto;
   overflow: hidden;
-  transition: opacity 1s;
+  transition: opacity .5s;
   opacity: 1;
   background-size: 100%;
 }
@@ -108,12 +106,7 @@ export default {
   aspect-ratio: 1.7778;
 }
 
-.img picture {
-  width: 100%;
-  display: flex;
-}
-
-.img picture img.loading {
+.img img.loading {
   opacity: 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/server/api/controller/event.js b/server/api/controller/event.js
index a65229e2..b8447c9e 100644
--- a/server/api/controller/event.js
+++ b/server/api/controller/event.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ const linkifyHtml = require('linkify-html')
 const Sequelize = require('sequelize')
 const dayjs = require('dayjs')
 const helpers = require('../../helpers')
-const settingsController = require('./settings')
 
 const Event = require('../models/event')
 const Resource = require('../models/resource')
@@ -290,7 +289,7 @@ const eventController = {
     res.sendStatus(200)
   },
 
-  async isAnonEventAllowed (req, res, next) {
+  async isAnonEventAllowed (_req, res, next) {
     if (!res.locals.settings.allow_anon_event) {
       return res.sendStatus(403)
     }
@@ -317,7 +316,7 @@ const eventController = {
 
       const eventDetails = {
         title: body.title,
-        // remove html tags
+        // sanitize and linkify html
         description: helpers.sanitizeHTML(linkifyHtml(body.description || '')),
         multidate: body.multidate,
         start_datetime: body.start_datetime,
@@ -328,17 +327,17 @@ const eventController = {
       }
 
       if (req.file || body.image_url) {
-        let url
-        if (req.file) {
-          url = req.file.filename
-        } else {
-          url = await helpers.getImageFromURL(body.image_url)
+        if (body.image_url) {
+          req.file = await helpers.getImageFromURL(body.image_url)
         }
 
         let focalpoint = body.image_focalpoint ? body.image_focalpoint.split(',') : ['0', '0']
         focalpoint = [parseFloat(focalpoint[0]).toFixed(2), parseFloat(focalpoint[1]).toFixed(2)]
         eventDetails.media = [{
-          url,
+          url: req.file.filename,
+          preview: req.file.preview,
+          height: req.file.height,
+          width: req.file.width,
           name: body.image_name || body.title || '',
           focalpoint: [parseFloat(focalpoint[0]), parseFloat(focalpoint[1])]
         }]
@@ -405,41 +404,39 @@ const eventController = {
 
       const recurrent = body.recurrent ? JSON.parse(body.recurrent) : null
       const eventDetails = {
-        title: body.title,
-        // remove html tags
-        description: helpers.sanitizeHTML(linkifyHtml(body.description, { target: '_blank' })),
+        title: body.title || event.title,
+        // sanitize and linkify html
+        description: helpers.sanitizeHTML(linkifyHtml(body.description, { target: '_blank' })) || event.description,
         multidate: body.multidate,
         start_datetime: body.start_datetime,
         end_datetime: body.end_datetime,
         recurrent
       }
 
+      // remove old media in case a new one is uploaded
       if ((req.file || /^https?:\/\//.test(body.image_url)) && !event.recurrent && event.media && event.media.length) {
-        const old_path = path.resolve(config.upload_path, event.media[0].url)
-        const old_thumb_path = path.resolve(config.upload_path, 'thumb', event.media[0].url)
         try {
+          const old_path = path.resolve(config.upload_path, event.media[0].url)
+          const old_thumb_path = path.resolve(config.upload_path, 'thumb', event.media[0].url)
           fs.unlinkSync(old_path)
           fs.unlinkSync(old_thumb_path)
         } catch (e) {
           log.info(e.toString())
         }
       }
-      let url
-      if (req.file) {
-        url = req.file.filename
-      } else if (body.image_url) {
-        if (/^https?:\/\//.test(body.image_url)) {
-          url = await helpers.getImageFromURL(body.image_url)
-        } else {
-          url = body.image_url
-        }
-      }
 
-      if (url && !event.recurrent) {
+      if (req.file || body.image_url) {
+        if (body.image_url) {
+          req.file = await helpers.getImageFromURL(body.image_url)
+        }
+
         const focalpoint = body.image_focalpoint ? body.image_focalpoint.split(',') : ['0', '0']
         eventDetails.media = [{
-          url,
-          name: body.image_name || '',
+          url: req.file.filename,
+          preview: req.file?.preview,
+          height: req.file?.height,
+          width: req.file?.width,
+          name: body.image_name || body.title || '',
           focalpoint: [parseFloat(focalpoint[0].slice(0, 6)), parseFloat(focalpoint[1].slice(0, 6))]
         }]
       } else {
@@ -481,9 +478,9 @@ const eventController = {
     // check if event is mine (or user is admin)
     if (event && (res.locals.user.is_admin || res.locals.user.id === event.userId)) {
       if (event.media && event.media.length && !event.recurrent) {
-        const old_path = path.join(config.upload_path, event.media[0].url)
-        const old_thumb_path = path.join(config.upload_path, 'thumb', event.media[0].url)
         try {
+          const old_path = path.join(config.upload_path, event.media[0].url)
+          const old_thumb_path = path.join(config.upload_path, 'thumb', event.media[0].url)
           fs.unlinkSync(old_thumb_path)
           fs.unlinkSync(old_path)
         } catch (e) {
diff --git a/server/api/storage.js b/server/api/storage.js
index b471c880..b6dc80f2 100644
--- a/server/api/storage.js
+++ b/server/api/storage.js
@@ -15,13 +15,11 @@ const DiskStorage = {
     const filename = crypto.randomBytes(16).toString('hex')
     const sharpStream = sharp({ failOnError: true })
     const promises = [
-      sharpStream.clone().resize(500, null, { withoutEnlargement: true }).jpeg({ quality: 90, mozjpeg: true }).toFile(path.resolve(config.upload_path, 'thumb', filename + '.jpg')),
-      sharpStream.clone().resize(500).webp({ quality: 90, alphaQuality: 0, effort: 6 }).toFile(path.resolve(config.upload_path, 'thumb', filename + '.webp')),
-      sharpStream.clone().resize(1200, null, { withoutEnlargement: true } ).jpeg({ quality: 98, mozjpeg: true }).toFile(path.resolve(config.upload_path, filename + '.jpg')),
-      sharpStream.clone().resize(1200).webp({ quality: 98, alphaQuality: 0, effor: 6 }).toFile(path.resolve(config.upload_path, filename + '.webp')),
+      sharpStream.clone().resize(500, null, { withoutEnlargement: true }).jpeg({ effort: 6, mozjpeg: true }).toFile(path.resolve(config.upload_path, 'thumb', filename + '.jpg')),
+      sharpStream.clone().resize(1200, null, { withoutEnlargement: true } ).jpeg({ quality: 95, effort: 6, mozjpeg: true}).toFile(path.resolve(config.upload_path, filename + '.jpg')),
       sharpStream.clone()
-        .resize(6)
-        .png({ quality: 20, palette: true, alphaQuality: 0, effort: 6})
+        .resize(5)
+        .png({ quality: 10, palette: true, effort: 6})
         .toBuffer()
         .then(buffer => buffer.toString('base64'))
     ]
@@ -29,9 +27,8 @@ const DiskStorage = {
     file.stream.pipe(sharpStream)
     Promise.all(promises)
       .then(res => {
-        const info = res[2]
-        const preview = res[4]
-        console.error(preview)
+        const info = res[1]
+        const preview = res[2]
         cb(null, {
           destination: config.upload_path,
           filename: filename + '.jpg',
diff --git a/server/helpers.js b/server/helpers.js
index 429814b4..151605de 100644
--- a/server/helpers.js
+++ b/server/helpers.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ const dayjs = require('dayjs')
 const config = require('./config')
 const log = require('./log')
 const pkg = require('../package.json')
-const fs = require('fs')
 const path = require('path')
 const sharp = require('sharp')
 const axios = require('axios')
@@ -122,41 +121,41 @@ module.exports = {
     if(!/^https?:\/\//.test(url)) {
       throw Error('Hacking attempt?')
     }
-    const filename = crypto.randomBytes(16).toString('hex') + '.jpg'
-    const finalPath = path.resolve(config.upload_path, filename)
-    const thumbPath = path.resolve(config.upload_path, 'thumb', filename)
-    const outStream = fs.createWriteStream(finalPath)
-    const thumbStream = fs.createWriteStream(thumbPath)
 
-    const resizer = sharp().resize(1200).jpeg({ quality: 95 })
-    const thumbnailer = sharp().resize(400).jpeg({ quality: 90 })
+    const filename = crypto.randomBytes(16).toString('hex')
+    const sharpStream = sharp({ failOnError: true })
+    const promises = [
+      sharpStream.clone().resize(500, null, { withoutEnlargement: true }).jpeg({ effort: 6, mozjpeg: true }).toFile(path.resolve(config.upload_path, 'thumb', filename + '.jpg')),
+      sharpStream.clone().resize(1200, null, { withoutEnlargement: true } ).jpeg({effort: 6, mozjpeg: true}).toFile(path.resolve(config.upload_path, filename + '.jpg')),
+      sharpStream.clone()
+        .resize(5)
+        .png({ quality: 10, palette: true, effort: 6})
+        .toBuffer()
+        .then(buffer => buffer.toString('base64'))
+    ]
 
-    const response = await axios({ method: 'GET', url, responseType: 'stream' })
+    const response = await axios({ method: 'GET', url: encodeURI(url), responseType: 'stream' })
 
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      let onError = false
-      const err = e => {
-        if (onError) {
-          return
+    response.data.pipe(sharpStream)
+    return Promise.all(promises)
+      .then(res => {
+        const info = res[1]
+        const preview = res[2]
+        return {
+          destination: config.upload_path,
+          filename: filename + '.jpg',
+          path: path.resolve(config.upload_path, filename + '.jpg'),
+          height: info.height,
+          width: info.width,
+          size: info.size,
+          preview
         }
-        onError = true
-        reject(e)
-      }
-
-      response.data
-        .pipe(thumbnailer)
-        .on('error', err)
-        .pipe(thumbStream)
-        .on('error', err)
-
-      response.data
-        .pipe(resizer)
-        .on('error', err)
-        .pipe(outStream)
-        .on('error', err)
-
-      outStream.on('finish', () => resolve(filename))
-    })
+      })
+      .catch(err => {
+        log.error(err)
+        req.err = err
+        cb(null)
+      })
   },
 
   /**
diff --git a/webcomponents/src/GancioEvent.svelte b/webcomponents/src/GancioEvent.svelte
index 29c9458a..c42a4667 100644
--- a/webcomponents/src/GancioEvent.svelte
+++ b/webcomponents/src/GancioEvent.svelte
@@ -32,12 +32,8 @@
         })
   }
 
-  function thumbnail(event, format) {
-    const imgPath = event.media[0].url
-    if (format === 'webp') {
-      return `${baseurl}/media/thumb/${imgPath.replace(/.jpg$/, '.webp')}`
-    }
-    return `${baseurl}/media/thumb/${imgPath}`
+  function thumbnail(event) {
+    return `${baseurl}/media/thumb/${event.media[0].url}`
   }
 
   function position(event) {
@@ -53,11 +49,7 @@
 {#if event}
 <a href='{baseurl}/event/{event.slug || event.id}' class='card' target='_blank'>
   {#if event.media.length}
-
-  <picture>
-    <source srcset="{thumbnail(event, 'webp')}" type='image/webp' />
-    <img src="{thumbnail(event)}" alt="{event.media[0].name}" style="object-position: {position(event)}; aspect-ratio=1.7778;">
-  </picture>  
+  <img src="{thumbnail(event)}" alt="{event.media[0].name}" style="object-position: {position(event)}; aspect-ratio=1.7778;">
   {/if}
   <div class="container">
     <strong>{event.title}</strong>