diff --git a/lib/tools/weightChecker/imageOptimizer.js b/lib/tools/weightChecker/imageOptimizer.js
index fcff06a..1625200 100644
--- a/lib/tools/weightChecker/imageOptimizer.js
+++ b/lib/tools/weightChecker/imageOptimizer.js
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ var ImageOptimizer = function() {
         } else if (type === 'png' && !lossy) {
             engine = Imagemin.optipng({optimizationLevel: OPTIPNG_COMPRESSION_LEVEL});
         } else if (type === 'svg' && !lossy) {
-            engine = Imagemin.svgo();
+            engine = Imagemin.svgo({ plugins: [ { removeUselessDefs: false } ] });
         } else {
             deferred.reject('No optimization engine found for imagemin');
         }