diff --git a/website/queries/settings.php b/website/queries/settings.php
index 965665a..d3985c7 100644
--- a/website/queries/settings.php
+++ b/website/queries/settings.php
@@ -186,12 +186,21 @@ function doChangeEmail($email) {
 
 function updateAvatar() {
     $profilePictureDir = "/var/www/html/public/";
-    $relativePath = "uploads/profilepictures/" . $_SESSION["userID"] . "_avatar.png";
+    $tmpImg = $_FILES["pp"]["tmp_name"];
 
-    checkAvatarSize($_FILES["pp"]["tmp_name"]);
-    $scaledImg = scaleAvatar($_FILES["pp"]["tmp_name"]);
+    checkAvatarSize($tmpImg);
     removeOldAvatar();
-    imagepng($scaledImg, $profilePictureDir . $relativePath);
+    if (getimagesize($tmpImg)["mime"] == "image/gif") {
+        if ($_FILES["pp"]["size"] > 4000000) {
+            throw new AngryAlert("Bestand is te groot, maximaal 4MB toegestaan.");
+        }
+        $relativePath = "uploads/profilepictures/" . $_SESSION["userID"] . "_avatar.gif";
+        move_uploaded_file($tmpImg, $profilePictureDir . $relativePath);
+    } else {
+        $relativePath = "uploads/profilepictures/" . $_SESSION["userID"] . "_avatar.png";
+        $scaledImg = scaleAvatar($tmpImg);
+        imagepng($scaledImg, $profilePictureDir . $relativePath);
+    }
     setAvatarToDatabase("../" . $relativePath);
     throw new HappyAlert("Profielfoto veranderd.");
 }
diff --git a/website/views/settings-view.php b/website/views/settings-view.php
index fe9c6da..66513fc 100644
--- a/website/views/settings-view.php
+++ b/website/views/settings-view.php
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ $settings = getSettings();
     <div class="settings">
         <?php
         if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {
-            echo "<div class='platform settings-message ". $alertClass ."'>".
-            $alertMessage .
-        "</div>";
+            echo "<div class='platform settings-message $alertClass '>
+            $alertMessage
+        </div>";
         }
         ?>
         <form class="settings-profile platform" method="post">
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ $settings = getSettings();
                     <label>Selecteer foto</label>
                     <input type="file"
                            name="pp"
-                           accept="image/jpeg,image/gif,image/png"
+                           accept="image/*"
+                           size="4000000"
                     >
                 </li>
                 <li>