diff --git a/scrapers/SND-sunderland/councillors.py b/scrapers/SND-sunderland/councillors.py
index 4c4029b6..cf8320a4 100644
--- a/scrapers/SND-sunderland/councillors.py
+++ b/scrapers/SND-sunderland/councillors.py
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
+from urllib.parse import urljoin
+
 from lgsf.councillors.scrapers import CMISCouncillorScraper
 
 
 class Scraper(CMISCouncillorScraper):
+    verify_requests = False
+
     def get_party_name(self, list_page_html):
         return list_page_html.find_all("img")[-1]["alt"].replace("(logo)", "").strip()
+
+    def get_single_councillor(self, list_page_html):
+        councillor = super().get_single_councillor(list_page_html)
+        img = list_page_html.find("img", {"class": "PenPicResize"})
+        if img:
+            src = img.get("data-src") or img.get("src")
+            if src and not src.startswith("data:"):
+                councillor.photo_url = urljoin(self.base_url, src)
+        return councillor