diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52689c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the
+// README at: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/python
+{
+	"name": "Python 3",
+	// Or use a Dockerfile or Docker Compose file. More info: https://containers.dev/guide/dockerfile
+	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:1-3.11-bookworm",
+
+	// Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
+	// "features": {},
+
+	// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
+	// "forwardPorts": [],
+
+	// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
+	"postCreateCommand": "pip3 install --user -r requirements.txt"
+
+	// Configure tool-specific properties.
+	// "customizations": {},
+
+	// Uncomment to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.
+	// "remoteUser": "root"
+}
diff --git a/index.py b/index.py
index 2269bb0..1cf1087 100644
--- a/index.py
+++ b/index.py
@@ -321,7 +321,8 @@ def get_snapshot(frigate_event_id, frigate_url, cropped):
     _LOGGER.debug(f"event URL: {snapshot_url}")
 
     # get snapshot
-    response = requests.get(snapshot_url, params={ "crop": cropped, "quality": 95 })
+    parameters = {"crop": 1 if cropped else 0, "quality": 95}
+    response = requests.get(snapshot_url, params=parameters)
 
     # Check if the request was successful (HTTP status code 200)
     if response.status_code != 200: