diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0d8fb7147..28c3fef8b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -101,4 +101,7 @@ ENV/
 .mypy_cache/
 
 # macOS
-*.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
+*.DS_Store
+
+#virtual env
+ .vscode/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/easyocr/utils.py b/easyocr/utils.py
index 6bd853d47..0254ad614 100644
--- a/easyocr/utils.py
+++ b/easyocr/utils.py
@@ -511,6 +511,29 @@ def group_text_box(polys, slope_ths = 0.1, ycenter_ths = 0.5, height_ths = 0.5,
     # may need to check if box is really in image
     return merged_list, free_list
 
+def calculate_ratio(width,height):
+    '''
+    Calculate aspect ratio for normal use case (w>h) and vertical text (h>w)
+    '''
+    ratio = width/height
+    if ratio<1.0:
+        ratio = 1./ratio
+    return ratio
+
+def compute_ratio_and_resize(img,width,height,model_height):
+    '''
+    Calculate ratio and resize correctly for both horizontal text
+    and vertical case
+    '''
+    ratio = width/height
+    if ratio<1.0:
+        ratio = calculate_ratio(width,height)
+        img = cv2.resize(img,(model_height,int(model_height*ratio)), interpolation=Image.ANTIALIAS)
+    else:
+        img = cv2.resize(img,(int(model_height*ratio),model_height),interpolation=Image.ANTIALIAS)
+    return img,ratio
+
+
 def get_image_list(horizontal_list, free_list, img, model_height = 64, sort_output = True):
     image_list = []
     maximum_y,maximum_x = img.shape
@@ -519,12 +542,12 @@ def get_image_list(horizontal_list, free_list, img, model_height = 64, sort_outp
     for box in free_list:
         rect = np.array(box, dtype = "float32")
         transformed_img = four_point_transform(img, rect)
-        ratio = transformed_img.shape[1]/transformed_img.shape[0]
+        ratio = calculate_ratio(transformed_img.shape[1],transformed_img.shape[0])
         new_width = int(model_height*ratio)
         if new_width == 0:
             pass
         else:
-            crop_img = cv2.resize(transformed_img, (new_width, model_height), interpolation =  Image.ANTIALIAS)
+            crop_img,ratio = compute_ratio_and_resize(transformed_img,transformed_img.shape[1],transformed_img.shape[0],model_height)
             image_list.append( (box,crop_img) ) # box = [[x1,y1],[x2,y2],[x3,y3],[x4,y4]]
             max_ratio_free = max(ratio, max_ratio_free)
 
@@ -539,12 +562,12 @@ def get_image_list(horizontal_list, free_list, img, model_height = 64, sort_outp
         crop_img = img[y_min : y_max, x_min:x_max]
         width = x_max - x_min
         height = y_max - y_min
-        ratio = width/height
+        ratio = calculate_ratio(width,height)
         new_width = int(model_height*ratio)
         if new_width == 0:
             pass
         else:
-            crop_img = cv2.resize(crop_img, (new_width, model_height), interpolation =  Image.ANTIALIAS)
+            crop_img,ratio = compute_ratio_and_resize(crop_img,width,height,model_height)
             image_list.append( ( [[x_min,y_min],[x_max,y_min],[x_max,y_max],[x_min,y_max]] ,crop_img) )
             max_ratio_hori = max(ratio, max_ratio_hori)
 
@@ -707,17 +730,30 @@ def make_rotated_img_list(rotationInfo, img_list):
     result_img_list = img_list[:]
 
     # add rotated images to original image_list
+    max_ratio=1
     if 90 in rotationInfo:
         for img_info in img_list:
-            result_img_list.append((img_info[0], cv2.rotate(img_info[1], cv2.ROTATE_90_COUNTERCLOCKWISE)))
+            ninty_image = cv2.rotate(img_info[1],cv2.ROTATE_90_COUNTERCLOCKWISE)
+            height,width = ninty_image.shape
+            ratio = calculate_ratio(width,height)
+            max_ratio = max(max_ratio,ratio)
+            result_img_list.append((img_info[0],ninty_image))
 
     if 180 in rotationInfo:
         for img_info in img_list:
-            result_img_list.append((img_info[0], cv2.rotate(img_info[1], cv2.ROTATE_180)))
+            one_eighty_image = cv2.rotate(img_info[1],cv2.ROTATE_180)
+            height,width = one_eighty_image.shape
+            ratio = calculate_ratio(width,height)
+            max_ratio = max(max_ratio,ratio)
+            result_img_list.append((img_info[0], one_eighty_image))
 
     if 270 in rotationInfo:
         for img_info in img_list:
-            result_img_list.append((img_info[0], cv2.rotate(img_info[1], cv2.ROTATE_90_CLOCKWISE)))
+            two_seventy_image = cv2.rotate(img_info[1], cv2.ROTATE_90_CLOCKWISE)
+            height,width = two_seventy_image.shape
+            ratio = calculate_ratio(width,height)
+            max_ratio = max(max_ratio,ratio)
+            result_img_list.append((img_info[0],two_seventy_image))
 
     return result_img_list