diff --git a/classes/class-background-process-media.php b/classes/class-background-process-media.php
index d264364..cfe1209 100644
--- a/classes/class-background-process-media.php
+++ b/classes/class-background-process-media.php
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ protected function should_optimize_size( $file_path, $size, $item, $already_opti
 			\ewwwio_debug_message( "file skipped due to PNG filesize: $file_path" );
 			return false;
 		}
+		if ( 'image/bmp' === $mime && ! ewww_image_optimizer_get_option( 'ewww_image_optimizer_bmp_convert' ) && empty( $item['convert_once'] ) ) {
+			\ewwwio_debug_message( "BMP skipped, no conversion enabled: $file_path" );
+			return false;
+		}
 		$compression_level = \ewww_image_optimizer_get_level( $mime );
 		$smart_reopt       = false;
 		if ( ! empty( $item['force_smart'] ) && ! \ewww_image_optimizer_level_mismatch( $already_optimized['level'], $compression_level ) ) {
diff --git a/classes/class-base.php b/classes/class-base.php
index de3c45f..a73fbd5 100644
--- a/classes/class-base.php
+++ b/classes/class-base.php
@@ -911,6 +911,9 @@ public function is_lazy_placeholder( $image ) {
 	 * @return bool True if the file exists and is local, false otherwise.
 	 */
 	public function is_file( $file ) {
+		if ( empty( $file ) ) {
+			return false;
+		}
 		if ( false !== \strpos( $file, '://' ) ) {
 			return false;
 		}
diff --git a/classes/class-ewww-image.php b/classes/class-ewww-image.php
index ba98ea6..d271388 100644
--- a/classes/class-ewww-image.php
+++ b/classes/class-ewww-image.php
@@ -717,6 +717,7 @@ public function convert( $file, $replace_url = true, $check_size = false, $newfi
 			ewwwio_debug_message( "cannot convert mimetype: $type" );
 			return false;
 		}
+		$started = microtime( true );
 		switch ( $type ) {
 			case 'image/jpeg':
 				$png_size = 0;
@@ -954,11 +955,12 @@ public function convert( $file, $replace_url = true, $check_size = false, $newfi
 				if ( 'jpg' === $pathinfo['extension'] ) {
 					$convert_to_png = false;
 				}
-				$jpg_size = 0;
-				$png_size = 0;
+				$jpg_size   = 0;
+				$png_size   = 0;
+				$newjpgfile = ! empty( $newfile ) && ! ewwwio_is_file( $newfile ) ? $newfile : $this->unique_filename( $file, '.jpg' );
+				$newpngfile = ! empty( $newfile ) && ! ewwwio_is_file( $newfile ) ? $newfile : $this->unique_filename( $file, '.png' );
 				if ( $convert_to_jpg ) {
 					// Convert the BMP to JPG.
-					$newjpgfile = ! empty( $newfile ) && ! ewwwio_is_file( $newfile ) ? $newfile : $this->unique_filename( $file, '.jpg' );
 					ewwwio_debug_message( "attempting to convert BMP to JPG: $newjpgfile" );
 					// If the user manually set the JPG quality.
 					$quality = ewww_image_optimizer_jpg_quality();
@@ -992,7 +994,6 @@ public function convert( $file, $replace_url = true, $check_size = false, $newfi
 				}
 				if ( $convert_to_png ) {
 					// Convert the BMP to PNG.
-					$newpngfile = ! empty( $newfile ) && ! ewwwio_is_file( $newfile ) ? $newfile : $this->unique_filename( $file, '.png' );
 					ewwwio_debug_message( "attempting to convert BMP to PNG: $newpngfile" );
 					if ( \ewwwio()->imagick_support() ) {
 						try {
@@ -1057,9 +1058,13 @@ public function convert( $file, $replace_url = true, $check_size = false, $newfi
 			default:
 				return false;
 		} // End switch().
+		$elapsed = microtime( true ) - $started;
+		\ewwwio_debug_message( "converting image took $elapsed seconds" );
 		if ( $replace_url ) {
 			$this->replace_url( $newfile, $file );
 		}
+		$elapsed = microtime( true ) - $started;
+		\ewwwio_debug_message( "converting and replacing URL took $elapsed seconds" );
 		return $newfile;
 	}
 
@@ -1345,6 +1350,14 @@ public function time_estimate() {
 			}
 		}
 		switch ( $type ) {
+			case 'image/bmp':
+				++$time;
+				if ( $image_size > 1000000 ) { // greater than 1MB.
+					++$time;
+				} elseif ( $image_size > 5000000 ) { // greater than 5MB.
+					$time += 9;
+				}
+				break;
 			case 'image/jpeg':
 				if ( $image_size > 10000000 ) { // greater than 10MB.
 					$time += 20;
diff --git a/tests/test-convert.php b/tests/test-convert.php
index ef9eb2b..c4f97a6 100644
--- a/tests/test-convert.php
+++ b/tests/test-convert.php
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ class EWWWIO_Convert_Tests extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	 */
 	public static $test_gif = '';
 
+	/**
+	 * The location of the test BMP image.
+	 *
+	 * @var string $test_bmp
+	 */
+	public static $test_bmp = '';
+
 	/**
 	 * The API key used for API-based tests.
 	 *
@@ -59,6 +66,10 @@ public static function set_up_before_class() {
 		rename( $test_gif, $temp_upload_dir . wp_basename( $test_gif ) );
 		self::$test_gif = $temp_upload_dir . wp_basename( $test_gif );
 
+		$test_bmp = download_url( 'https://ewwwio-test.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/unit-tests/IMG_0391.bmp' );
+		rename( $test_bmp, $temp_upload_dir . wp_basename( $test_bmp ) );
+		self::$test_bmp = $temp_upload_dir . wp_basename( $test_bmp );
+
 		self::$api_key  = getenv( 'EWWWIO_API_KEY' );
 
 		ewwwio()->set_defaults();
@@ -135,6 +146,22 @@ protected function optimize_gif( $original = false ) {
 		return $results;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Copies the test BMP to a temp file, optimizes it, and returns the results.
+	 *
+	 * @return array The results of the ewww_image_optimizer() function.
+	 */
+	protected function optimize_bmp( $original = false ) {
+		if ( ! $original ) {
+			$original = self::$test_bmp;
+		}
+		ewwwio()->force = true;
+		$filename       = $original . ".bmp";
+		copy( $original, $filename );
+		$results = ewww_image_optimizer( $filename, 1, false, false, true );
+		return $results;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Test local JPG to PNG conversion.
 	 */
@@ -400,6 +427,23 @@ function test_api_convert_gif_to_png() {
 		update_site_option( 'ewww_image_optimizer_cloud_key', '' );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Test local BMP to JPG conversion.
+	 */
+	function test_local_convert_bmp_to_jpg() {
+		update_option( 'ewww_image_optimizer_jpg_level', 10 );
+		update_option( 'ewww_image_optimizer_bmp_convert', true );
+		update_site_option( 'ewww_image_optimizer_jpg_level', 10 );
+		update_site_option( 'ewww_image_optimizer_bmp_convert', true );
+
+		$results = $this->optimize_bmp();
+		$this->assertEquals( 'image/jpeg', ewww_image_optimizer_mimetype( $results[0], 'i' ) );
+		unlink( $results[0] );
+
+		update_option( 'ewww_image_optimizer_bmp_convert', '' );
+		update_site_option( 'ewww_image_optimizer_bmp_convert', '' );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Cleans up ewwwio_images table.
 	 */
diff --git a/unique.php b/unique.php
index 7e02a04..196d775 100644
--- a/unique.php
+++ b/unique.php
@@ -308,6 +308,10 @@ function ewww_image_optimizer( $file, $gallery_type = 4, $converted = false, $ne
 		// Tell the user optimization was skipped.
 		return array( false, __( 'Optimization skipped', 'ewww-image-optimizer' ), $converted, $file );
 	}
+	if ( 'image/bmp' === $type && ! ewww_image_optimizer_get_option( 'ewww_image_optimizer_bmp_convert' ) && empty( $ewww_convert ) ) {
+		ewwwio_debug_message( "BMP skipped, no conversion enabled: $file" );
+		return array( false, __( 'Optimization skipped', 'ewww-image-optimizer' ), $converted, $file );
+	}
 	$backup_hash = '';
 	$new_size    = 0;
 	// Set the optimization process to OFF.