diff --git a/wand/drawtest.c b/wand/drawtest.c
index 21f47fa..a7cf557 100644
--- a/wand/drawtest.c
+++ b/wand/drawtest.c
@@ -440,6 +440,18 @@
if (status == MagickFalse)
ThrowWandException(canvas);
/*
+ Set pixel depth to 8.
+ */
+ status=MagickSetImageDepth(canvas,8);
+ if (status == MagickFalse)
+ ThrowWandException(canvas);
+ /*
+ Set RLE compression.
+ */
+ status=MagickSetImageCompression(canvas,RLECompression);
+ if (status == MagickFalse)
+ ThrowWandException(canvas);
+ /*
Save image to file.
*/
status=MagickWriteImage(canvas,filename);