diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 9060571..67c2756 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -366,8 +366,12 @@ class Instagram {
 
     let file
 
-    // Needed to new method, if image is from url.
-    if (isUrl(photo)) {
+    // Needed to new method,
+    // if image is from buffer,
+    if (Buffer.isBuffer(photo)) {
+      file = photo
+    } else if (isUrl(photo)) {
+      // if image is from url.
       // Enconding: null is required, only this way a Buffer is returned
       file = await request.get({ url: photo, encoding: null })
     } else {