diff --git a/beginner_source/basics/data_tutorial.py b/beginner_source/basics/data_tutorial.py
index fe649e9e009..2c46b33122a 100644
--- a/beginner_source/basics/data_tutorial.py
+++ b/beginner_source/basics/data_tutorial.py
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ def __len__(self):
 
 def __getitem__(self, idx):
     img_path = os.path.join(self.img_dir, self.img_labels.iloc[idx, 0])
-    image = read_image(img_path)
+    image = decode_image(img_path)
     label = self.img_labels.iloc[idx, 1]
     if self.transform:
         image = self.transform(image)