diff --git a/src/include/ssdv.h b/src/include/ssdv.h
index 0fcf856f..21ba1989 100644
--- a/src/include/ssdv.h
+++ b/src/include/ssdv.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ typedef struct
 } ssdv_t;
 
 typedef struct {
+    uint8_t  type;
 	uint32_t callsign;
 	uint8_t  image_id;
 	uint16_t packet_id;
diff --git a/src/ssdv/ssdv.c b/src/ssdv/ssdv.c
index f7f384cd..6ec6831a 100644
--- a/src/ssdv/ssdv.c
+++ b/src/ssdv/ssdv.c
@@ -1294,7 +1294,6 @@ char ssdv_dec_is_packet(uint8_t *packet, int *errors, uint8_t *erasures)
 	/* Testing is destructive, work on a copy */
 	memcpy(pkt, packet, SSDV_PKT_SIZE);
 	pkt[0] = 0x55;
-	pkt[1] = 0x66;
 	
 	/* Find the erasure positions */
 	no_eras = 0;
@@ -1312,9 +1311,17 @@ char ssdv_dec_is_packet(uint8_t *packet, int *errors, uint8_t *erasures)
 	if(i < 0) return(-1); /* Reed-solomon decoder failed */
 	if(errors) *errors = i;
 	
-	/* Sanity checks */
-	if(pkt[1] != 0x66) return(-1);
-	
+	/* Sanity checks. 0x66 = JPG FEC, 0x68 = CBEC FEC */
+	if((pkt[1] != 0x66) && (pkt[1] != 0x68)) {
+        return(-1);
+    }
+
+    /* Check image properties are sane */
+    /**
+     * This works with both JPG and CBEC types. In CBEC type width
+     * corresponds to sequences, and height corresponds to
+     * blocks. Both must not be zero.
+     */
 	ssdv_dec_header(&p, pkt);
 	if(p.width == 0 || p.height == 0) return(-1);
 	if(p.mcu_id != 0xFFFF)
@@ -1340,6 +1347,7 @@ char ssdv_dec_is_packet(uint8_t *packet, int *errors, uint8_t *erasures)
 
 void ssdv_dec_header(ssdv_packet_info_t *info, uint8_t *packet)
 {
+    info->type       = packet[1];
 	info->callsign  = (packet[2] << 24) | (packet[3] << 16) | (packet[4] << 8) | packet[5];
 	info->image_id   = packet[6];
 	info->packet_id  = (packet[7] << 8) | packet[8];
diff --git a/src/ssdv/ssdv_rx.cxx b/src/ssdv/ssdv_rx.cxx
index 1c57d414..68de2894 100644
--- a/src/ssdv/ssdv_rx.cxx
+++ b/src/ssdv/ssdv_rx.cxx
@@ -412,6 +412,32 @@ void ssdv_rx::put_byte(uint8_t byte, int lost)
 	
 	/* Read the header */
 	ssdv_dec_header(&pkt_info, b);
+
+	/* Display a message on the fldigi interface */
+	put_status("SSDV: Decoded image packet!", 10);
+
+	char msg[200], callsign[10];
+	snprintf(msg, 200, "Decoded image packet. Callsign: %s, Image ID: %02X, Resolution: %dx%d, Packet ID: %d",
+		ssdv_decode_callsign(callsign, pkt_info.callsign),
+		pkt_info.image_id,
+		pkt_info.width,
+		pkt_info.height,
+		pkt_info.packet_id);
+
+	if(bHAB)
+	{
+		habString->value(msg);
+		habString->color(FL_GREEN);
+		habString->damage(FL_DAMAGE_ALL);
+	}
+
+	ReceiveText->addstr("\n");
+	ReceiveText->addstr(msg, FTextBase::QSY);
+	ReceiveText->addstr("\n");
+
+
+    /* Only decode JPG type packets */
+    if (pkt_info.type != 0x66) { return; }
 	
 	/* Does this belong to the same image? */
 	if(pkt_info.callsign != image_callsign ||
@@ -478,29 +504,7 @@ void ssdv_rx::put_byte(uint8_t byte, int lost)
 	
 	/* Done with the receive buffer */
 	clear_buffer();	
-	
-	/* Display a message on the fldigi interface */
-	put_status("SSDV: Decoded image packet!", 10);
-	
-	char msg[200], callsign[10];
-	snprintf(msg, 200, "Decoded image packet. Callsign: %s, Image ID: %02X, Resolution: %dx%d, Packet ID: %d",
-		ssdv_decode_callsign(callsign, pkt_info.callsign),
-		pkt_info.image_id,
-		pkt_info.width,
-		pkt_info.height,
-		pkt_info.packet_id);
-	
-	if(bHAB)
-	{
-		habString->value(msg);
-		habString->color(FL_GREEN);
-		habString->damage(FL_DAMAGE_ALL);
-	}
-	
-	ReceiveText->addstr("\n");
-	ReceiveText->addstr(msg, FTextBase::QSY);
-	ReceiveText->addstr("\n");
-	
+
 	/* Initialise the decoder */
 	ssdv_t dec;
 	ssdv_dec_init(&dec);