diff --git a/frappe/__version__.py b/frappe/__version__.py
index 7e029507ea..2eb39496f6 100644
--- a/frappe/__version__.py
+++ b/frappe/__version__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
-__version__ = "6.5.2"
+__version__ = "6.5.3"
diff --git a/frappe/core/doctype/file/file.py b/frappe/core/doctype/file/file.py
index 11bf3e1b0e..cff12ba877 100644
--- a/frappe/core/doctype/file/file.py
+++ b/frappe/core/doctype/file/file.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class File(NestedSet):
 		if self.file_url:
 			if self.file_url.startswith("/files"):
 				try:
-					image = Image.open(frappe.get_site_path("public", self.file_url))
+					image = Image.open(frappe.get_site_path("public", self.file_url.lstrip("/")))
 					filename, extn = self.file_url.rsplit(".", 1)
 				except IOError:
 					frappe.msgprint("Unable to read file format for {0}".format(self.file_url))
diff --git a/frappe/hooks.py b/frappe/hooks.py
index 853d6de6ce..afc538439e 100644
--- a/frappe/hooks.py
+++ b/frappe/hooks.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ to ERPNext.
 """
 
 app_icon = "octicon octicon-circuit-board"
-app_version = "6.5.2"
+app_version = "6.5.3"
 app_color = "orange"
 github_link = "https://github.com/frappe/frappe"
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index eb9d97bea2..baacf6ccb7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-version = "6.5.2"
+version = "6.5.3"
 
 with open("requirements.txt", "r") as f:
 	install_requires = f.readlines()