diff --git a/frigate/embeddings/embeddings.py b/frigate/embeddings/embeddings.py
index b8e0b21a3..f72ca6230 100644
--- a/frigate/embeddings/embeddings.py
+++ b/frigate/embeddings/embeddings.py
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ class Embeddings:
 
             # write face to library
             folder = os.path.join(FACE_DIR, label)
-            file = os.path.join(folder, f"{id}.jpg")
+            file = os.path.join(folder, f"{id}.webp")
             os.makedirs(folder, exist_ok=True)
 
             # save face image
diff --git a/frigate/embeddings/maintainer.py b/frigate/embeddings/maintainer.py
index 512874256..d0f351233 100644
--- a/frigate/embeddings/maintainer.py
+++ b/frigate/embeddings/maintainer.py
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ class EmbeddingMaintainer(threading.Thread):
         face_frame = cv2.cvtColor(frame, cv2.COLOR_YUV2BGR_I420)
         face_frame = face_frame[face_box[1] : face_box[3], face_box[0] : face_box[2]]
         ret, jpg = cv2.imencode(
-            ".jpg", face_frame, [int(cv2.IMWRITE_JPEG_QUALITY), 100]
+            ".webp", face_frame, [int(cv2.IMWRITE_WEBP_QUALITY), 100]
         )
 
         if not ret: