diff --git a/e2e/src/api/specs/asset.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/src/api/specs/asset.e2e-spec.ts
index 8c203860df..4673db5426 100644
--- a/e2e/src/api/specs/asset.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/src/api/specs/asset.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ describe('/asset', () => {
         {
           name: 'Marie Curie',
           birthDate: null,
-          thumbnailPath: '',
           isHidden: false,
           faces: [
             {
@@ -219,7 +218,6 @@ describe('/asset', () => {
         {
           name: 'Pierre Curie',
           birthDate: null,
-          thumbnailPath: '',
           isHidden: false,
           faces: [
             {
diff --git a/server/src/queries/person.repository.sql b/server/src/queries/person.repository.sql
index 2ab0045e32..659abbde03 100644
--- a/server/src/queries/person.repository.sql
+++ b/server/src/queries/person.repository.sql
@@ -133,18 +133,24 @@ select
   "asset_faces"."imageHeight" as "oldHeight",
   "assets"."type",
   "assets"."originalPath",
-  "asset_files"."path" as "previewPath",
-  "exif"."orientation" as "exifOrientation"
+  "exif"."orientation" as "exifOrientation",
+  (
+    select
+      "asset_files"."path"
+    from
+      "asset_files"
+    where
+      "asset_files"."assetId" = "assets"."id"
+      and "asset_files"."type" = 'preview'
+  ) as "previewPath"
 from
   "person"
   inner join "asset_faces" on "asset_faces"."id" = "person"."faceAssetId"
   inner join "assets" on "asset_faces"."assetId" = "assets"."id"
   left join "exif" on "exif"."assetId" = "assets"."id"
-  left join "asset_files" on "asset_files"."assetId" = "assets"."id"
 where
   "person"."id" = $1
   and "asset_faces"."deletedAt" is null
-  and "asset_files"."type" = $2
 
 -- PersonRepository.reassignFace
 update "asset_faces"
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/person.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/person.repository.ts
index 478ff15d53..0b48e57f7a 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/person.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/person.repository.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
-import { ExpressionBuilder, Insertable, Kysely, NotNull, Selectable, sql, Updateable } from 'kysely';
+import { ExpressionBuilder, Insertable, Kysely, Selectable, sql, Updateable } from 'kysely';
 import { jsonObjectFrom } from 'kysely/helpers/postgres';
 import { InjectKysely } from 'nestjs-kysely';
 import { AssetFaces, DB, FaceSearch, Person } from 'src/db';
@@ -261,7 +261,6 @@ export class PersonRepository {
       .innerJoin('asset_faces', 'asset_faces.id', 'person.faceAssetId')
       .innerJoin('assets', 'asset_faces.assetId', 'assets.id')
       .leftJoin('exif', 'exif.assetId', 'assets.id')
-      .leftJoin('asset_files', 'asset_files.assetId', 'assets.id')
       .select([
         'person.ownerId',
         'asset_faces.boundingBoxX1 as x1',
@@ -272,13 +271,18 @@ export class PersonRepository {
         'asset_faces.imageHeight as oldHeight',
         'assets.type',
         'assets.originalPath',
-        'asset_files.path as previewPath',
         'exif.orientation as exifOrientation',
       ])
+      .select((eb) =>
+        eb
+          .selectFrom('asset_files')
+          .select('asset_files.path')
+          .whereRef('asset_files.assetId', '=', 'assets.id')
+          .where('asset_files.type', '=', sql.lit(AssetFileType.PREVIEW))
+          .as('previewPath'),
+      )
       .where('person.id', '=', id)
       .where('asset_faces.deletedAt', 'is', null)
-      .where('asset_files.type', '=', AssetFileType.PREVIEW)
-      .$narrowType<{ exifImageWidth: NotNull; exifImageHeight: NotNull }>()
       .executeTakeFirst();
   }