diff --git a/beetsplug/fetchart.py b/beetsplug/fetchart.py
index aef7c06ae..b807891e0 100644
--- a/beetsplug/fetchart.py
+++ b/beetsplug/fetchart.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ except ImportError:
     HAVE_ITUNES = False
 
 IMAGE_EXTENSIONS = ['png', 'jpg', 'jpeg']
-CONTENT_TYPES = ('image/jpeg', 'image/gif')
+CONTENT_TYPES = ('image/jpeg', 'image/png')
 DOWNLOAD_EXTENSION = '.jpg'
 
 
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 2352787c6..0e09d3303 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ Fixes:
   option.
 * The :ref:`list-cmd` command's help output now has a small query and format
   string example. Thanks to :user:`pkess`. :bug:`1582`
+* :doc:`/plugins/fetchart`: The plugin now fetches PNGs but not GIFs. (It
+  still fetches JPEGs.) This avoids an error when trying to embed images,
+  since not all formats support GIFs. :bug:`1588`
 
 
 1.3.14 (August 2, 2015)