diff --git a/src/service/media.rs b/src/service/media.rs
index f892271c..9b965caa 100644
--- a/src/service/media.rs
+++ b/src/service/media.rs
@@ -314,11 +314,7 @@ impl Service {
             self.db.search_file_metadata(mxc.clone(), width, height)?
         {
             debug!("Using saved thumbnail");
-            let path = services().globals.get_media_file(&key);
-            let mut file = Vec::new();
-            File::open(path).await?.read_to_end(&mut file).await?;
-
-            return Ok(Some((meta, file.clone())));
+            return Ok(self.read_content(&key).await?.map(|file| (meta, file)));
         }
 
         let Some((meta, key)) =
@@ -328,9 +324,10 @@ impl Service {
             return Ok(None);
         };
 
-        let path = services().globals.get_media_file(&key);
-        let mut file = Vec::new();
-        File::open(path).await?.read_to_end(&mut file).await?;
+        let Some(file) = self.read_content(&key).await? else {
+            debug!("Original image not found, can't generate thumbnail");
+            return Ok(None);
+        };
 
         debug!("Generating thumbnail");
         let thumbnail_result = {