diff --git a/utility/exif/94-exif.js b/utility/exif/94-exif.js
index 135cae6b..ce9d0c7c 100644
--- a/utility/exif/94-exif.js
+++ b/utility/exif/94-exif.js
@@ -81,14 +81,18 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             else if (node.mode === "worldmap" && (msg.payload.action !== "file" || msg.payload.type.indexOf("image") === -1)) { return; } // in case worldmap-in not filtered.
             try {
                 var value = RED.util.getMessageProperty(msg,node.property);
+
                 if (value !== undefined) {
                     if (typeof value === "string") { // it must be a base64 encoded inline image type
                         if (value.indexOf('data:image') !== -1) {
                             value = new Buffer.from(value.replace(/^data:image\/[a-z]+;base64,/, ""), 'base64');
                         }
+                        else {
+                            value = new Buffer.from(value, 'base64');
+                        }
                     }
                     if (Buffer.isBuffer(value)) { // or a proper jpg buffer
-                        msg.exif = ExifReader.load(msg.payload);
+                        msg.exif = ExifReader.load(value);
                         for (const p in msg.exif) {
                             if (msg.exif.hasOwnProperty(p)) {
                                 msg.exif[p] = msg.exif[p].description
diff --git a/utility/exif/package.json b/utility/exif/package.json
index c7aad104..24afa16f 100644
--- a/utility/exif/package.json
+++ b/utility/exif/package.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
     "name": "node-red-node-exif",
-    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "version": "1.1.0",
     "description": "A Node-RED node that extracts Exif information from JPEG image buffers.",
     "dependencies": {
-        "exifreader": "^4.20.0"
+        "exifreader": "^4.26.1"
     },
     "bundledDependencies": [
         "exifreader"