diff --git a/telethon/client/uploads.py b/telethon/client/uploads.py
index cc951461..60238957 100644
--- a/telethon/client/uploads.py
+++ b/telethon/client/uploads.py
@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@ def _resize_photo_if_needed(
         # Don't use a `with` block for `image`, or `file` would be closed.
         # See https://github.com/LonamiWebs/Telethon/issues/1121 for more.
         image = PIL.Image.open(file)
-        exif = image.info['exif']
+        try:
+            exif = image.info['exif']
+        except KeyError:
+            exif = None
+
         if image.width <= width and image.height <= height:
             return file
 
@@ -73,7 +77,10 @@ def _resize_photo_if_needed(
             result.paste(image, mask=image.split()[alpha_index])
 
         buffer = io.BytesIO()
-        result.save(buffer, 'JPEG', exif=exif)
+        if exif:
+            result.save(buffer, 'JPEG', exif=exif)
+        else:
+            result.save(buffer, 'JPEG')
         buffer.seek(0)
         return buffer