diff --git a/wger/exercises/api/views.py b/wger/exercises/api/views.py
index d6387bb2b..86bca386b 100644
--- a/wger/exercises/api/views.py
+++ b/wger/exercises/api/views.py
@@ -374,12 +374,13 @@ def search(request):
             image = image_obj.image.url
             t = get_thumbnailer(image_obj.image)
             thumbnail = None
-            try:
-                thumbnail = t.get_thumbnail(aliases.get('micro_cropped')).url
-            except InvalidImageFormatError as e:
-                logger.info(f'InvalidImageFormatError while processing a thumbnail: {e}')
-            except OSError as e:
-                logger.info(f'OSError while processing a thumbnail: {e}')
+            if not image.lower().endswith(".gif"):
+                try:
+                    thumbnail = t.get_thumbnail(aliases.get('micro_cropped')).url
+                except InvalidImageFormatError as e:
+                    logger.info(f'InvalidImageFormatError while processing a thumbnail: {e}')
+                except OSError as e:
+                    logger.info(f'OSError while processing a thumbnail: {e}')
 
         result_json = {
             'value': translation.name,
@@ -393,6 +394,7 @@ def search(request):
             },
         }
         results.append(result_json)
+
     response['suggestions'] = results
     return Response(response)