diff --git a/indicoio/images/features.py b/indicoio/images/features.py
index 8ccb546..3c20010 100644
--- a/indicoio/images/features.py
+++ b/indicoio/images/features.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ def facial_features(image, cloud=None, batch=False, api_key=None, **kwargs):
     :type image: list of lists
     :rtype: List containing feature responses
     """
+    image = image_preprocess(image, batch=batch)
     return api_handler(image, cloud=cloud, api="facialfeatures", batch=batch, api_key=api_key, **kwargs)
 
 def image_features(image, cloud=None, batch=False, api_key=None, **kwargs):
diff --git a/indicoio/images/fer.py b/indicoio/images/fer.py
index 1dfe1c5..642f086 100644
--- a/indicoio/images/fer.py
+++ b/indicoio/images/fer.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import requests
 
-from indicoio.utils import api_handler
+from indicoio.utils import api_handler, image_preprocess
 import indicoio.config as config
 
 def fer(image, cloud=None, batch=False, api_key=None, **kwargs):
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ def fer(image, cloud=None, batch=False, api_key=None, **kwargs):
     :type image: list of lists
     :rtype: Dictionary containing emotion probability pairs
     """
-
+    image = image_preprocess(image, batch=batch)
     return api_handler(image, cloud=cloud, api="fer", batch=batch, api_key=api_key, **kwargs)
diff --git a/tests/test_remote.py b/tests/test_remote.py
index 2e5c167..32f4b3f 100644
--- a/tests/test_remote.py
+++ b/tests/test_remote.py
@@ -46,6 +46,27 @@ class BatchAPIRun(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(response, list))
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(response[0], dict))
 
+    def test_batch_fer_bad_b64(self):
+        test_data = ["$bad#FI jeaf9(#0"]
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, batch_fer, test_data, api_key=self.api_key)
+
+    def test_batch_fer_good_b64(self):
+        test_data = ["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"]
+        response = batch_fer(test_data, api_key=self.api_key)
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(response, list))
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(response[0], dict))
+
+    def test_batch_fer_filepath(self):
+        test_data = [os.path.normpath(os.path.join(DIR, "data/fear.png"))]
+        response = batch_fer(test_data, api_key=self.api_key)
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(response, list))
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(response[0], dict))
+
+    def test_batch_fer_nonexistant_filepath(self):
+        test_data = ["data/unhappy.png"]
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, batch_fer, test_data, api_key=self.api_key)
+
+
     def test_batch_facial_features(self):
         test_data = [generate_array((48,48))]
         response = batch_facial_features(test_data, api_key=self.api_key)