diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 0be70dca3..acb57bcb4 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -439,10 +439,14 @@ class PromptServer():
                                                 headers={"Content-Disposition": f"filename=\"{filename}\""})
 
                     if 'channel' not in request.rel_url.query:
+                        print("*** no channel, rgba")
                         channel = 'rgba'
                     else:
+                        print("*** channel")
                         channel = request.rel_url.query["channel"]
 
+                    print(f"*** channel: {channel}")
+
                     if channel == 'rgb':
                         with Image.open(file) as img:
                             if img.mode == "RGBA":