diff --git a/frontend/js/utils/cropper.js b/frontend/js/utils/cropper.js
index 12548915b..6773bb4ff 100644
--- a/frontend/js/utils/cropper.js
+++ b/frontend/js/utils/cropper.js
@@ -2,12 +2,37 @@
  * Convert crop values between to given range
  */
 export const cropConversion = (data, dest, origin) => {
-  return {
+  const d = {
     x: Math.round(data.x * dest.width / origin.width),
     y: Math.round(data.y * dest.height / origin.height),
     width: Math.round(data.width * dest.width / origin.width),
     height: Math.round(data.height * dest.height / origin.height)
   }
+
+  // Mike (mike@area17.com) --
+  //
+  // fixing the case of the square...
+  // rounding errors often mean that a square crop appears to
+  // generate non square outputs. Usually only out by a few pixels
+  // but its noticeable with a square as you're expecting w === h
+  //
+  // first checking if the crop shape is (nearly) square
+  // (its subject to its own rounding errors...)
+  if (Math.abs(data.width - data.height) < 2) {
+    // storing the difference between calculated width and height
+    const diff = d.width - d.height;
+    // setting height to equal width
+    d.height = d.width;
+    // we may have made the final crop taller,
+    // which means we might try and crop dimensions lower than the original image height
+    // so compensating, if we've cropped lower than the diff
+    if (diff > 0 && d.y > diff) {
+      d.y = d.y - diff;
+    }
+  }
+  // -- Mike (mike@area17.com)
+
+  return d;
 }
 
 export default {