diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index b441f4c2d..d4d6ac81f 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -99,10 +99,11 @@ const copyGtmHead = () => {
 
 // Task to copy images
 const copyImages = () => {
-  return src(paths.src + 'images/**/*')
+  return src(paths.src + 'images/**/*', { encoding: false })
     .pipe(dest(paths.dist + 'images/'));
 };
 
+
 // Configure USWDS paths
 uswds.settings.version = 3;
 uswds.paths.dist.css = paths.dist + 'css';