diff --git a/rpi/sanitize-for-image.sh b/rpi/sanitize-for-image.sh
index 6740a5d..613b9c0 100755
--- a/rpi/sanitize-for-image.sh
+++ b/rpi/sanitize-for-image.sh
@@ -292,16 +292,22 @@ if [ -n "$STEGASOO_DIR" ] && [ -d "$STEGASOO_DIR/venv" ]; then
             echo "  Building jpegio for ARM64 (this may take a minute)..."
             # Install build deps
             sudo -u "$STEGASOO_USER" "$STEGASOO_DIR/venv/bin/pip" install --quiet cython numpy
-            JPEGIO_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
-            git clone --quiet https://github.com/dwgoon/jpegio.git "$JPEGIO_DIR"
-            # Apply patch to remove -m64 flag
-            if [ -f "$STEGASOO_DIR/rpi/patches/jpegio/apply-patch.sh" ]; then
-                bash "$STEGASOO_DIR/rpi/patches/jpegio/apply-patch.sh" "$JPEGIO_DIR"
-            else
-                sed -i "s/cargs.append('-m64')/pass  # ARM64 fix/g" "$JPEGIO_DIR/setup.py"
-            fi
-            sudo -u "$STEGASOO_USER" "$STEGASOO_DIR/venv/bin/pip" install --quiet "$JPEGIO_DIR"
+            JPEGIO_DIR="/tmp/jpegio-build-$$"
             rm -rf "$JPEGIO_DIR"
+            if git clone https://github.com/dwgoon/jpegio.git "$JPEGIO_DIR" 2>/dev/null; then
+                # Apply patch to remove -m64 flag
+                if [ -f "$STEGASOO_DIR/rpi/patches/jpegio/apply-patch.sh" ]; then
+                    bash "$STEGASOO_DIR/rpi/patches/jpegio/apply-patch.sh" "$JPEGIO_DIR"
+                else
+                    sed -i "s/cargs.append('-m64')/pass  # ARM64 fix/g" "$JPEGIO_DIR/setup.py"
+                fi
+                # Change ownership so user can build
+                chown -R "$STEGASOO_USER:$STEGASOO_USER" "$JPEGIO_DIR"
+                sudo -u "$STEGASOO_USER" "$STEGASOO_DIR/venv/bin/pip" install "$JPEGIO_DIR"
+                rm -rf "$JPEGIO_DIR"
+            else
+                echo "  Warning: Failed to clone jpegio, DCT mode may not work"
+            fi
         fi
 
         sudo -u "$STEGASOO_USER" "$STEGASOO_DIR/venv/bin/pip" install --quiet -e "$STEGASOO_DIR[web]"