diff --git a/IdnoPlugins/Photo/Photo.php b/IdnoPlugins/Photo/Photo.php
index 7d0697e2d2..525878902f 100644
--- a/IdnoPlugins/Photo/Photo.php
+++ b/IdnoPlugins/Photo/Photo.php
@@ -110,10 +110,13 @@ function saveDataFromInput()
                                 }
                             } else {
                                 $exif = false;
-                                // Admins get a no-EXIF error
-                                if (\Idno\Core\Idno::site()->session()->isAdmin()) {
-                                    \Idno\Core\Idno::site()->logging()->log("Because your server doesn't provide EXIF support, Known can't preserve any rotation information in this image.");
-                                    \Idno\Core\Idno::site()->session()->addErrorMessage("Because your server doesn't provide EXIF support, Known can't preserve any rotation information in this image.");
+
+                                if (!is_callable('exif_read_data')) {
+                                    // Admins get a no-EXIF error
+                                    if (\Idno\Core\Idno::site()->session()->isAdmin()) {
+                                        \Idno\Core\Idno::site()->logging()->log("Because your server doesn't provide EXIF support, Known can't preserve any rotation information in this image.");
+                                        \Idno\Core\Idno::site()->session()->addErrorMessage("Because your server doesn't provide EXIF support, Known can't preserve any rotation information in this image.");
+                                    }
                                 }
                             }