diff --git a/src/main/java/run/halo/app/handler/file/LocalFileHandler.java b/src/main/java/run/halo/app/handler/file/LocalFileHandler.java
index dbd65be22..9937cee72 100644
--- a/src/main/java/run/halo/app/handler/file/LocalFileHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/run/halo/app/handler/file/LocalFileHandler.java
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 package run.halo.app.handler.file;
 
-import cn.hutool.core.img.ImgUtil;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
-import org.springframework.lang.NonNull;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;
@@ -15,8 +13,8 @@ import run.halo.app.model.support.UploadResult;
 import run.halo.app.service.OptionService;
 import run.halo.app.utils.FilenameUtils;
 import run.halo.app.utils.HaloUtils;
+import run.halo.app.utils.ImageUtils;
 
-import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
@@ -151,15 +149,15 @@ public class LocalFileHandler implements FileHandler {
                 // Create the thumbnail
                 Files.createFile(thumbnailPath);
 
-                // Generate thumbnail
-                generateThumbnail(uploadPath, thumbnailPath);
-
                 // Read as image
-                BufferedImage image = ImageIO.read(Files.newInputStream(uploadPath));
+                BufferedImage originalImage = ImageUtils.readImage(uploadPath.toFile());
+
+                // Generate thumbnail
+                generateThumbnail(originalImage, thumbnailPath, extension);
 
                 // Set width and height
-                uploadResult.setWidth(image.getWidth());
-                uploadResult.setHeight(image.getHeight());
+                uploadResult.setWidth(originalImage.getWidth());
+                uploadResult.setHeight(originalImage.getHeight());
                 // Set thumb path
                 uploadResult.setThumbPath(thumbnailSubFilePath);
             } else {
@@ -213,21 +211,18 @@ public class LocalFileHandler implements FileHandler {
         return AttachmentType.LOCAL.equals(type);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Generates thumbnail image.
-     *
-     * @param imagePath image path must not be null
-     * @param thumbPath thumbnail path must not be null
-     * @throws IOException throws if image provided is not valid
-     */
-    private void generateThumbnail(@NonNull Path imagePath, @NonNull Path thumbPath) throws IOException {
-        Assert.notNull(imagePath, "Image path must not be null");
+
+    private void generateThumbnail(BufferedImage originalImage, Path thumbPath, String extension) throws IOException {
+        Assert.notNull(originalImage, "Image must not be null");
         Assert.notNull(thumbPath, "Thumb path must not be null");
 
-        log.info("Generating thumbnail: [{}] for image: [{}]", thumbPath.getFileName(), imagePath.getFileName());
-
         // Convert to thumbnail and copy the thumbnail
-        ImgUtil.scale(imagePath.toFile(), thumbPath.toFile(), 0.1f);
+        log.debug("Trying to generate thumbnail: [{}]", thumbPath.toString());
+        log.debug("Got original image");
+        log.debug("Generating thumbnail image, and trying to write the thumbnail to [{}]", thumbPath.toString());
+        ImageUtils.compress(originalImage, 0.1f, Files.newOutputStream(thumbPath));
+        log.debug("Wrote thumbnail to [{}]", thumbPath.toString());
     }
 
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/run/halo/app/utils/ImageUtils.java b/src/main/java/run/halo/app/utils/ImageUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c7ec857b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/run/halo/app/utils/ImageUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package run.halo.app.utils;
+
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+import javax.imageio.IIOImage;
+import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
+import javax.imageio.ImageWriteParam;
+import javax.imageio.ImageWriter;
+import javax.imageio.stream.ImageOutputStream;
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+import java.io.*;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+
+/**
+ * ImageUtils.
+ *
+ * @author johnniang
+ */
+@Slf4j
+public class ImageUtils {
+
+    private ImageUtils() {
+    }
+
+
+    public static void writeImage(BufferedImage image, String filepath, String extension) throws IOException {
+        File file = new File(filepath);
+
+        ImageIO.write(image, extension, file);
+    }
+
+    public static BufferedImage readImage(File file) throws IOException {
+        Assert.notNull(file, "file must not be null");
+
+        return ImageIO.read(file);
+    }
+
+    public static BufferedImage readImage(InputStream inputStream) throws IOException {
+        Assert.notNull(inputStream, "input stream must not be null");
+
+        return ImageIO.read(inputStream);
+    }
+
+    public static BufferedImage readImage(byte[] buf) throws IOException {
+        Assert.notNull(buf, "image byte array must not be null");
+
+
+        return ImageIO.read(new ByteArrayInputStream(buf));
+    }
+
+    public static void compress(BufferedImage originalImage, float quantity, OutputStream os) throws IOException {
+        Assert.notNull(originalImage, "original image must not be null");
+
+        Iterator<ImageWriter> imageWriterIterator = ImageIO.getImageWritersByFormatName("jpg");
+
+        ImageOutputStream imageOutputStream = ImageIO.createImageOutputStream(os);
+
+        ImageWriter imageWriter = imageWriterIterator.next();
+        imageWriter.setOutput(imageOutputStream);
+
+        ImageWriteParam param = imageWriter.getDefaultWriteParam();
+
+        if (param.canWriteCompressed()) {
+            param.setCompressionMode((ImageWriteParam.MODE_EXPLICIT));
+            param.setCompressionQuality(quantity);
+        }
+
+        imageWriter.write(null, new IIOImage(originalImage, null, null), param);
+
+        imageWriter.dispose();
+    }
+}