diff --git a/Magick++/demo/piddle.cpp b/Magick++/demo/piddle.cpp
index f189587..ec6007f 100644
--- a/Magick++/demo/piddle.cpp
+++ b/Magick++/demo/piddle.cpp
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@
     //     image.write( "piddle.mvg" );
 
     cout << "Writing image \"piddle_out.miff\" ..." << endl;
+    image.depth( 8 );
     image.compressType( RLECompression );
     image.write( "piddle_out.miff" );
     cout << "Writing MVG metafile \"piddle_out.mvg\" ..." << endl;