diff --git a/server/src/queries/asset.repository.sql b/server/src/queries/asset.repository.sql
index 185afa562b..f7a4d1402d 100644
--- a/server/src/queries/asset.repository.sql
+++ b/server/src/queries/asset.repository.sql
@@ -170,27 +170,10 @@ where
 
 -- AssetRepository.getFileSamples
 select
-  "asset"."id",
-  "asset"."originalPath",
-  "asset"."sidecarPath",
-  "asset"."encodedVideoPath",
-  (
-    select
-      coalesce(json_agg(agg), '[]')
-    from
-      (
-        select
-          "path"
-        from
-          "asset_file"
-        where
-          "asset"."id" = "asset_file"."assetId"
-      ) as agg
-  ) as "files"
+  "assetId",
+  "path"
 from
-  "asset"
-where
-  "asset"."libraryId" is null
+  "asset_file"
 limit
   3
 
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/asset.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/asset.repository.ts
index 286a66e9af..8aa25c4a6a 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/asset.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/asset.repository.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { Insertable, Kysely, NotNull, Selectable, UpdateResult, Updateable, sql } from 'kysely';
-import { jsonArrayFrom } from 'kysely/helpers/postgres';
 import { isEmpty, isUndefined, omitBy } from 'lodash';
 import { InjectKysely } from 'nestjs-kysely';
 import { Stack } from 'src/database';
@@ -338,20 +337,7 @@ export class AssetRepository {
 
   @GenerateSql()
   getFileSamples() {
-    return this.db
-      .selectFrom('asset')
-      .select((eb) => [
-        'asset.id',
-        'asset.originalPath',
-        'asset.sidecarPath',
-        'asset.encodedVideoPath',
-        jsonArrayFrom(eb.selectFrom('asset_file').select('path').whereRef('asset.id', '=', 'asset_file.assetId')).as(
-          'files',
-        ),
-      ])
-      .where('asset.libraryId', 'is', null)
-      .limit(sql.lit(3))
-      .execute();
+    return this.db.selectFrom('asset_file').select(['assetId', 'path']).limit(sql.lit(3)).execute();
   }
 
   @GenerateSql({ params: [DummyValue.UUID] })
diff --git a/server/src/services/cli.service.ts b/server/src/services/cli.service.ts
index 674b885dc4..38144e95b4 100644
--- a/server/src/services/cli.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/cli.service.ts
@@ -86,12 +86,7 @@ export class CliService extends BaseService {
     }
 
     for (const asset of assets) {
-      paths.push(
-        asset.originalPath,
-        asset.sidecarPath,
-        asset.encodedVideoPath,
-        ...asset.files.map((file) => file.path),
-      );
+      paths.push(asset.path);
     }
 
     return paths.filter(Boolean) as string[];
diff --git a/server/src/services/storage.service.ts b/server/src/services/storage.service.ts
index cd8910305a..bcfb34535c 100644
--- a/server/src/services/storage.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/storage.service.ts
@@ -97,18 +97,18 @@ export class StorageService extends BaseService {
       const current = StorageCore.getMediaLocation();
       const samples = await this.assetRepository.getFileSamples();
       if (samples.length > 0) {
-        const originalPath = samples[0].originalPath;
+        const path = samples[0].path;
         const savedValue = await this.systemMetadataRepository.get(SystemMetadataKey.MediaLocation);
         let previous = savedValue?.location || '';
 
         if (!previous) {
-          previous = originalPath.startsWith('upload/') ? 'upload' : '/usr/src/app/upload';
+          previous = path.startsWith('upload/') ? 'upload' : '/usr/src/app/upload';
         }
 
         if (previous !== current) {
           this.logger.log(`Media location changed (from=${previous}, to=${current})`);
 
-          if (!originalPath.startsWith(previous)) {
+          if (!path.startsWith(previous)) {
             throw new Error(
               'Detected an inconsistent media location. For more information, see https://immich.app/errors#inconsistent-media-location',
             );