diff --git a/homeassistant/components/camera/proxy.py b/homeassistant/components/camera/proxy.py
index a19efcfb1af..6c245ffdf43 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/camera/proxy.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/camera/proxy.py
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ def _resize_image(image, opts):
     quality = opts.quality or DEFAULT_QUALITY
     new_width = opts.max_width
 
-    img = Image.open(io.BytesIO(image))
+    try:
+        img = Image.open(io.BytesIO(image))
+    except IOError:
+        return image
     imgfmt = str(img.format)
     if imgfmt not in ('PNG', 'JPEG'):
         _LOGGER.debug("Image is of unsupported type: %s", imgfmt)