diff --git a/cropgtk.py b/cropgtk.py
index b061cbe..c1156b0 100755
--- a/cropgtk.py
+++ b/cropgtk.py
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ def run(self):
             if   drag.rotation == 3: command.extend(['-rotate', '180'])
             elif drag.rotation == 6: command.extend(['-rotate', '90'])
             elif drag.rotation == 8: command.extend(['-rotate', '270'])
-            command.extend(['-crop', cropspec, image_name])
+            command.extend(['-copy', 'all','-crop', cropspec, image_name])
             target = self.output_name(image_name)
             if not target:
                 self.log("Skipped %s" % os.path.basename(image_name))
diff --git a/cropgui.py b/cropgui.py
index 3e3114c..121d016 100755
--- a/cropgui.py
+++ b/cropgui.py
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ def set_busy(new_busy=True):
         b *= scale
         cropspec = "%dx%d+%d+%d" % (r-l, b-t, l, t)
         target = base + "-crop" + ext
-        task.add(['nice', 'jpegtran', '-crop', cropspec, image_name], target)
+                task.add(['nice', 'jpegtran', '-copy', 'all', '-crop', cropspec, image_name], target)
 finally:
     task.done()