diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5c4c027..d6fba6d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
 launch.json
 .env
 *venv*
-*.log
\ No newline at end of file
+*.log
+
+__WIP
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/alttexter.py b/alttexter.py
index b049a3c..0971573 100644
--- a/alttexter.py
+++ b/alttexter.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+import base64
 import logging
 import mimetypes
 import os
 import time
 from typing import List, Optional, Tuple
 
+import cairosvg
 from langchain import callbacks
 from langchain.callbacks.tracers.langchain import wait_for_all_tracers
 from langchain.output_parsers import PydanticOutputParser
@@ -32,6 +34,19 @@ def determine_llm() -> ChatOpenAI:
     else:
         raise ValueError(f"Unsupported model specified: {model_env}")
 
+def svg_to_png_base64(svg_data):
+    """
+    Converts SVG data to PNG and returns the base64 encoded PNG image.
+
+    Args:
+        svg_data (str): The SVG data as a string.
+
+    Returns:
+        str: The base64 encoded PNG image.
+    """
+    png_data = cairosvg.svg2png(bytestring=svg_data)
+
+    return base64.b64encode(png_data).decode('utf-8')
 
 def alttexter(input_text: str, images: dict, image_urls: List[str]) -> Tuple[List[ImageAltText], Optional[str]]:
     """
@@ -63,6 +78,13 @@ def alttexter(input_text: str, images: dict, image_urls: List[str]) -> Tuple[Lis
             logging.warning(f"Could not determine MIME type for image: {image_name}")
             continue
 
+        # Check if the MIME type is SVG, convert to PNG if true
+        if mime_type == "image/svg+xml":
+            logging.info(f"Converting SVG to PNG for image: {image_name}")
+            svg_data = base64.b64decode(base64_string)
+            base64_string = svg_to_png_base64(svg_data)
+            mime_type = "image/png"
+
         image_entry = {
             "type": "image_url",
             "image_url": {