diff --git a/utils.js b/utils.js
index b5fa88a..b78ded9 100644
--- a/utils.js
+++ b/utils.js
@@ -150,9 +150,14 @@ export async function getMastodonPost(config) {
 
 		const link = item.querySelector('link')?.textContent.trim()
 
-		// extract image from description html if available
-		const imgMatch = description.match(/<img[^>]+src="([^"]+)"/)
-		const image = imgMatch ? imgMatch[1] : null
+		// extract image from media:content or description html
+		// check for media:content (mastodon uses this for attachments)
+		const mediaContent = item.getElementsByTagName('media:content')[0]
+		let image = mediaContent?.getAttribute('url') || null
+		if (!image) {
+			const imgMatch = description.match(/<img[^>]+src="([^"]+)"/)
+			image = imgMatch ? imgMatch[1] : null
+		}
 
 		// use description as the text, stripping HTML
 		let cleanText = sanitizeHtml(description, {
@@ -171,9 +176,14 @@ export async function getMastodonPost(config) {
 	const description = firstItem.querySelector('description')?.textContent || ''
 	const link = firstItem.querySelector('link')?.textContent.trim()
 
-	// extract image from description html if available
-	const imgMatch = description.match(/<img[^>]+src="([^"]+)"/)
-	const image = imgMatch ? imgMatch[1] : null
+	// extract image from media:content or description html
+	// check for media:content (mastodon uses this for attachments)
+	const mediaContent = firstItem.getElementsByTagName('media:content')[0]
+	let image = mediaContent?.getAttribute('url') || null
+	if (!image) {
+		const imgMatch = description.match(/<img[^>]+src="([^"]+)"/)
+		image = imgMatch ? imgMatch[1] : null
+	}
 
 	let cleanText = sanitizeHtml(description, {
 		allowedTags: [],