diff --git a/samgeo/hq_sam.py b/samgeo/hq_sam.py
index a0bfce68..784b6110 100644
--- a/samgeo/hq_sam.py
+++ b/samgeo/hq_sam.py
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ def generate(
                 )
 
             image = cv2.imread(source)
+            image = cv2.cvtColor(image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB)
         elif isinstance(source, np.ndarray):
             image = source
             source = None
diff --git a/samgeo/samgeo.py b/samgeo/samgeo.py
index 4e7fb244..03a6affb 100644
--- a/samgeo/samgeo.py
+++ b/samgeo/samgeo.py
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ def generate(
                 )
 
             image = cv2.imread(source)
+            image = cv2.cvtColor(image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB)
         elif isinstance(source, np.ndarray):
             image = source
             source = None