diff --git a/content.py b/content.py
index b7c110e4..ebbbcc76 100644
--- a/content.py
+++ b/content.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def removeHtmlTag(htmlStr: str, tag: str) -> str:
 
 
 def setHtmlTag(htmlStr: str, tag: str, value: str) -> str:
-    """Removes a given tag from a html string
+    """Sets the value of a given tag from a html string
     """
     matchStr = ' ' + tag + '="'
     if matchStr not in htmlStr:
diff --git a/newsdaemon.py b/newsdaemon.py
index 9e4ae8ba..025582b0 100644
--- a/newsdaemon.py
+++ b/newsdaemon.py
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ def convertRSStoActivityPub(baseDir: str, httpPrefix: str,
 
         # remove image dimensions
         if '<img' in rssDescription:
-            rssDescription = setHtmlTag(rssDescription, 'width', '10vw')
+            # set the width of the image
+            rssDescription = setHtmlTag(rssDescription, 'width', '100px')
             rssDescription = removeHtmlTag(rssDescription, 'height')
 
         followersOnly = False