diff --git a/content.py b/content.py
index 8b140c1f..b7c110e4 100644
--- a/content.py
+++ b/content.py
@@ -31,6 +31,20 @@ def removeHtmlTag(htmlStr: str, tag: str) -> str:
     return htmlStr
 
 
+def setHtmlTag(htmlStr: str, tag: str, value: str) -> str:
+    """Removes a given tag from a html string
+    """
+    matchStr = ' ' + tag + '="'
+    if matchStr not in htmlStr:
+        return htmlStr
+    sections = htmlStr.split(matchStr, 1)
+    if '"' not in sections[1]:
+        return htmlStr
+    htmlStr = sections[0] + matchStr + value + '"' + \
+        sections[1].split('"', 1)[1]
+    return htmlStr
+
+
 def removeQuotesWithinQuotes(content: str) -> str:
     """Removes any blockquote inside blockquote
     """
diff --git a/newsdaemon.py b/newsdaemon.py
index df393ab0..9e4ae8ba 100644
--- a/newsdaemon.py
+++ b/newsdaemon.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import datetime
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from newswire import getDictFromNewswire
 from posts import createNewsPost
+from content import setHtmlTag
 from content import removeHtmlTag
 from content import dangerousMarkup
 from utils import loadJson
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ def convertRSStoActivityPub(baseDir: str, httpPrefix: str,
 
         # remove image dimensions
         if '<img' in rssDescription:
-            rssDescription = removeHtmlTag(rssDescription, 'width')
+            rssDescription = setHtmlTag(rssDescription, 'width', '10vw')
             rssDescription = removeHtmlTag(rssDescription, 'height')
 
         followersOnly = False