diff --git a/src/sanity_checks.rs b/src/sanity_checks.rs
index 496b5dfd..8150d72d 100644
--- a/src/sanity_checks.rs
+++ b/src/sanity_checks.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
-use image::{DynamicImage, GenericImageView, ImageFormat, Pixel};
+use image::{codecs::png::PngDecoder, *};
 use log::{error, warn};
-use std::io::Cursor;
 
 /// Validate that the output png data still matches the original image
 pub fn validate_output(output: &[u8], original_data: &[u8]) -> bool {
-    let (old_png, new_png) = rayon::join(
+    let (old_frames, new_frames) = rayon::join(
         || load_png_image_from_memory(original_data),
         || load_png_image_from_memory(output),
     );
 
-    match (new_png, old_png) {
+    match (new_frames, old_frames) {
         (Err(new_err), _) => {
             error!("Failed to read output image for validation: {}", new_err);
             false
@@ -21,26 +20,40 @@ pub fn validate_output(output: &[u8], original_data: &[u8]) -> bool {
             warn!("Failed to read input image for validation: {}", old_err);
             true
         }
-        (Ok(new_png), Ok(old_png)) => images_equal(&old_png, &new_png),
+        (Ok(new_frames), Ok(old_frames)) if new_frames.len() != old_frames.len() => false,
+        (Ok(new_frames), Ok(old_frames)) => {
+            for (a, b) in old_frames.iter().zip(new_frames) {
+                if !images_equal(&a, &b) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+            true
+        }
     }
 }
 
-/// Loads a PNG image from memory to a [DynamicImage]
-fn load_png_image_from_memory(png_data: &[u8]) -> Result<DynamicImage, image::ImageError> {
-    let mut reader = image::io::Reader::new(Cursor::new(png_data));
-    reader.set_format(ImageFormat::Png);
-    reader.no_limits();
-    reader.decode()
+/// Loads a PNG image from memory to frames of [RgbaImage]
+fn load_png_image_from_memory(png_data: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<RgbaImage>, image::ImageError> {
+    let decoder = PngDecoder::new(png_data)?;
+    if decoder.is_apng() {
+        decoder
+            .apng()
+            .into_frames()
+            .map(|f| f.map(|f| f.into_buffer()))
+            .collect()
+    } else {
+        DynamicImage::from_decoder(decoder).map(|i| vec![i.into_rgba8()])
+    }
 }
 
 /// Compares images pixel by pixel for equivalent content
-fn images_equal(old_png: &DynamicImage, new_png: &DynamicImage) -> bool {
+fn images_equal(old_png: &RgbaImage, new_png: &RgbaImage) -> bool {
     let a = old_png.pixels().filter(|x| {
-        let p = x.2.channels();
+        let p = x.channels();
         !(p.len() == 4 && p[3] == 0)
     });
     let b = new_png.pixels().filter(|x| {
-        let p = x.2.channels();
+        let p = x.channels();
         !(p.len() == 4 && p[3] == 0)
     });
     a.eq(b)