diff --git a/crieur-retrieve/src/tools/self_contained_html.rs b/crieur-retrieve/src/tools/self_contained_html.rs
index 32b8c85..44c3e11 100644
--- a/crieur-retrieve/src/tools/self_contained_html.rs
+++ b/crieur-retrieve/src/tools/self_contained_html.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ where
     //
     let image_urls = {
         let document = Document::from(&html);
-        let imgs = document.select("img");
+        let imgs = document.select("img:not([src^=\"data:\"])");
 
         imgs.iter()
             .map(|image| {
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ where
 
     let html = {
         let document = Document::from(&html);
-        let imgs = document.select("img");
+        let imgs = document.select("img:not([src^=\"data:\"])");
 
         imgs.iter()
             .zip(downloaded_images.iter())