diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-app.yml b/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
index 8443664..610f9a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         pip install pycodestyle pytest coverage
-        if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
+        if [ -f requirements/base.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements/base.txt; fi
         sudo apt install poppler-utils pdftk
     - name: Lint with pycodestyle
       run: |
diff --git a/mglib/pdfinfo.py b/mglib/pdfinfo.py
index 123f231..ef82c6b 100644
--- a/mglib/pdfinfo.py
+++ b/mglib/pdfinfo.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import os
 import re
 import subprocess
 import logging
+from magic import from_file
 
 from .conf import settings
 from .exceptions import FileTypeNotSupported
@@ -63,18 +64,18 @@ def get_pagecount(filepath):
     if os.path.isdir(filepath):
         raise ValueError("Filepath %s is a directory!" % filepath)
 
-    base, ext = os.path.splitext(filepath)
+    mime_type = from_file(filepath, mime=True)
 
     # pure images (png, jpeg) have only one page :)
-    if ext and ext.lower() in ('.jpeg', '.png', '.jpg'):
+    if mime_type in ['image/png', 'image/jpeg', 'image/jpg']:
         # whatever png/jpg image is there - it is
         # considered by default one page document.
         return 1
 
-    if ext and ext.lower() in ('.tiff', ):
+    if mime_type == 'image/tiff':
         return get_tiff_pagecount(filepath)
 
-    if ext and ext.lower() not in ('.pdf', '.tiff'):
+    if mime_type != 'application/pdf':
         raise FileTypeNotSupported(
             "Only jpeg, png, pdf and tiff are handled by this"
             " method"
diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aee0e39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+python-magic
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/berlin.jpeg b/test/data/berlin.jpeg
index c305027..2605b81 100644
--- a/test/data/berlin.jpeg
+++ b/test/data/berlin.jpeg
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-I am not even binary!
+ÿØÿØI am not even binary!
 The idea is to test pdfinfo.get_pagecount
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/berlin.jpg b/test/data/berlin.jpg
index 6c06761..8e5a3dd 100644
--- a/test/data/berlin.jpg
+++ b/test/data/berlin.jpg
@@ -1 +1 @@
-well... I am text! But who cares? The idea is to test pdfinfo.get_pagecount
\ No newline at end of file
+ÿØÿîwell... I am text! But who cares? The idea is to test pdfinfo.get_pagecount
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/berlin.png b/test/data/berlin.png
index 6c06761..df88485 100644
Binary files a/test/data/berlin.png and b/test/data/berlin.png differ