diff --git a/src/Controller/ImageController.php b/src/Controller/ImageController.php
index 59c34fcbf..cd61bf45f 100644
--- a/src/Controller/ImageController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/ImageController.php
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ private function buildResponse(string $filename): Response
 
     private function parseParameters(string $paramString): void
     {
-        $raw = explode('×', $paramString);
+        $raw = explode('×', str_replace('x', '×', $paramString));
 
         $this->parameters = [
             'w' => is_numeric($raw[0]) ? (int) $raw[0] : 400,