diff --git a/server/src/decorators.ts b/server/src/decorators.ts
index befa2bbb11..6b34ffcafe 100644
--- a/server/src/decorators.ts
+++ b/server/src/decorators.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export const DummyValue = {
   DATE: new Date(),
   TIME_BUCKET: '2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
   BOOLEAN: true,
-  VECTOR: '[1,2,3]',
+  VECTOR: JSON.stringify(Array.from({ length: 512 }, () => 0)),
 };
 
 export const GENERATE_SQL_KEY = 'generate-sql-key';
diff --git a/server/src/queries/search.repository.sql b/server/src/queries/search.repository.sql
index bcefb7cbe1..c100089179 100644
--- a/server/src/queries/search.repository.sql
+++ b/server/src/queries/search.repository.sql
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ limit
 
 -- SearchRepository.searchSmart
 begin
+set
+  local vchordrq.probes = 1
 select
   "assets".*
 from
@@ -84,10 +86,12 @@ limit
   $7
 offset
   $8
-rollback
+commit
 
 -- SearchRepository.searchDuplicates
 begin
+set
+  local vchordrq.probes = 1
 with
   "cte" as (
     select
@@ -115,10 +119,12 @@ from
   "cte"
 where
   "cte"."distance" <= $7
-rollback
+commit
 
 -- SearchRepository.searchFaces
 begin
+set
+  local vchordrq.probes = 1
 with
   "cte" as (
     select
@@ -144,7 +150,7 @@ from
   "cte"
 where
   "cte"."distance" <= $4
-rollback
+commit
 
 -- SearchRepository.searchPlaces
 select
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/search.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/search.repository.ts
index 78bca95adc..a7b7027b7b 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/search.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/search.repository.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import { randomUUID } from 'node:crypto';
 import { DB, Exif } from 'src/db';
 import { DummyValue, GenerateSql } from 'src/decorators';
 import { MapAsset } from 'src/dtos/asset-response.dto';
-import { AssetStatus, AssetType, AssetVisibility, DatabaseExtension, VectorIndex } from 'src/enum';
-import { cachedVectorExtension, probes } from 'src/repositories/database.repository';
+import { AssetStatus, AssetType, AssetVisibility, VectorIndex } from 'src/enum';
+import { probes } from 'src/repositories/database.repository';
 import { anyUuid, asUuid, searchAssetBuilder } from 'src/utils/database';
 import { paginationHelper } from 'src/utils/pagination';
 import { isValidInteger } from 'src/validation';
@@ -239,9 +239,7 @@ export class SearchRepository {
     }
 
     return this.db.transaction().execute(async (trx) => {
-      if (cachedVectorExtension === DatabaseExtension.VECTORCHORD) {
-        await sql`set local vchord.probes = ${sql.lit(probes[VectorIndex.CLIP])}`.execute(trx);
-      }
+      await sql`set local vchordrq.probes = ${sql.lit(probes[VectorIndex.CLIP])}`.execute(trx);
       const items = await searchAssetBuilder(trx, options)
         .innerJoin('smart_search', 'assets.id', 'smart_search.assetId')
         .orderBy(sql`smart_search.embedding <=> ${options.embedding}`)
@@ -265,10 +263,7 @@ export class SearchRepository {
   })
   searchDuplicates({ assetId, embedding, maxDistance, type, userIds }: AssetDuplicateSearch) {
     return this.db.transaction().execute(async (trx) => {
-      if (cachedVectorExtension === DatabaseExtension.VECTORCHORD) {
-        await sql`set local vchord.probes = ${sql.lit(probes[VectorIndex.CLIP])}`.execute(trx);
-      }
-
+      await sql`set local vchordrq.probes = ${sql.lit(probes[VectorIndex.CLIP])}`.execute(trx);
       return await trx
         .with('cte', (qb) =>
           qb
@@ -311,10 +306,7 @@ export class SearchRepository {
     }
 
     return this.db.transaction().execute(async (trx) => {
-      if (cachedVectorExtension === DatabaseExtension.VECTORCHORD) {
-        await sql`set local vchord.probes = ${sql.lit(probes[VectorIndex.FACE])}`.execute(trx);
-      }
-
+      await sql`set local vchordrq.probes = ${sql.lit(probes[VectorIndex.FACE])}`.execute(trx);
       return await trx
         .with('cte', (qb) =>
           qb