diff --git a/sx/pisa3/pisa_reportlab.py b/sx/pisa3/pisa_reportlab.py
index a24ff883..00d6fa1f 100644
--- a/sx/pisa3/pisa_reportlab.py
+++ b/sx/pisa3/pisa_reportlab.py
@@ -320,9 +320,10 @@ def getRGBData(self):
             else:
                 im = self._image
                 mode = self.mode = im.mode
-                if mode == 'RGBA':
-                    self._dataA = PmlImageReader(im.split()[3])
-                    im = im.convert('RGB')
+                if mode == 'RGBA': 
+                    if Image.VERSION.startswith('1.1.7'): im.load() 
+                    self._dataA = ImageReader(im.split()[3]) 
+                    im = im.convert('RGB') 
                     self.mode = 'RGB'
                 elif mode not in ('L', 'RGB', 'CMYK'):
                     im = im.convert('RGB')
@@ -906,4 +907,4 @@ def draw(self):
         canvas.rotate(90)
         canvas.scale(self.scale, self.scale)
         hand(canvas, debug=0, fill=1)
-"""
\ No newline at end of file
+"""