diff --git a/code/modules/photography/_pictures.dm b/code/modules/photography/_pictures.dm
index 0b506c19a9c..cc7a404f802 100644
--- a/code/modules/photography/_pictures.dm
+++ b/code/modules/photography/_pictures.dm
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 	if(!json[id])
 		return
 	var/datum/picture/P = new
-	P.deserialize_json(json[id])
+	P.deserialize_list(json[id])
 	return P
 
 /proc/log_path_from_picture_ID(id)
diff --git a/config/config.txt b/config/config.txt
index a21839aaab2..e7671546e72 100644
--- a/config/config.txt
+++ b/config/config.txt
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ LOG_MANIFEST
 # LOG_TWITTER
 
 ## Enable logging pictures
-# LOG_PICTURES
+LOG_PICTURES
 
 ## log mecha actions
 # LOG_MECHA