diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/example/android/emojify/BitmapUtils.java b/app/src/main/java/com/example/android/emojify/BitmapUtils.java
index db5bf283..d0b4d97e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/example/android/emojify/BitmapUtils.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/example/android/emojify/BitmapUtils.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static Bitmap resamplePic(Context context, String imagePath) {
         bmOptions.inJustDecodeBounds = false;
         bmOptions.inSampleSize = scaleFactor;
 
-        return BitmapFactory.decodeFile(imagePath);
+        return BitmapFactory.decodeFile(imagePath, bmOptions);
     }
 
     /**