diff --git a/src/v1/routes/pimage.js b/src/v1/routes/pimage.js
index 1822862..5212194 100644
--- a/src/v1/routes/pimage.js
+++ b/src/v1/routes/pimage.js
@@ -110,40 +110,36 @@ export async function handlePimage(req, res) {
             return res.status(304).end();
         }
 
-        let buffer = image.buffer;
-        let contentType = 'image/jpeg';
+        const imageSharp = sharp(image.buffer);
+        const meta = await imageSharp.metadata();
 
-        try {
-            const imageSharp = sharp(buffer);
-            const meta = await imageSharp.metadata();
-
-            let pipeline = imageSharp.resize(targetW, targetH, {
+        let pipeline = imageSharp
+            .resize(targetW, targetH, {
                 fit: 'inside',
                 withoutEnlargement: true,
-            });
+            })
+            .flatten({ background: '#ffffff' });
 
-            const accept = String(req.headers.accept || '');
-            const formatParam = typeof req.query.format === 'string' ? req.query.format.toLowerCase() : '';
+        const accept = String(req.headers.accept || '');
+        const formatParam = typeof req.query.format === 'string' ? req.query.format.toLowerCase() : '';
 
-            if (formatParam === 'avif' || (!formatParam && accept.includes('image/avif'))) {
-                pipeline = pipeline.avif({ effort: 2 });
-                contentType = 'image/avif';
-            } else if (formatParam === 'webp' || (!formatParam && accept.includes('image/webp'))) {
-                pipeline = pipeline.webp({ quality: 85 });
-                contentType = 'image/webp';
-            } else if (formatParam === 'png' || (!formatParam && meta.hasAlpha)) {
-                pipeline = pipeline.png();
-                contentType = 'image/png';
-            } else {
-                pipeline = pipeline.jpeg({ quality: 85 });
-                contentType = 'image/jpeg';
-            }
-
-            buffer = await pipeline.toBuffer();
-        } catch (resizeErr) {
-            console.warn(`[pimage] resize/convert fallback for ${rawPath}:`, resizeErr.message);
+        let contentType = 'image/jpeg';
+        if (formatParam === 'avif' || (!formatParam && accept.includes('image/avif'))) {
+            pipeline = pipeline.avif({ effort: 2 });
+            contentType = 'image/avif';
+        } else if (formatParam === 'webp' || (!formatParam && accept.includes('image/webp'))) {
+            pipeline = pipeline.webp({ quality: 85 });
+            contentType = 'image/webp';
+        } else if (formatParam === 'png' || (!formatParam && meta.hasAlpha)) {
+            pipeline = pipeline.png();
+            contentType = 'image/png';
+        } else {
+            pipeline = pipeline.jpeg({ quality: 85 });
+            contentType = 'image/jpeg';
         }
 
+        const buffer = await pipeline.toBuffer();
+
         res.setHeader('Content-Type', contentType);
         res.setHeader('Content-Length', String(buffer.length));
         res.setHeader('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=86400');