diff --git a/server/src/repositories/metadata.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/metadata.repository.ts
index ae7be5e5f4..791dd2bae6 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/metadata.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/metadata.repository.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { BinaryField, DefaultReadTaskOptions, ExifTool, Tags } from 'exiftool-vendored';
 import geotz from 'geo-tz';
+import { LogLevel } from 'src/enum';
 import { LoggingRepository } from 'src/repositories/logging.repository';
 
 interface ExifDuration {
@@ -101,7 +102,9 @@ export class MetadataRepository {
   }
 
   async writeTags(path: string, tags: Partial<Tags>): Promise<void> {
-    this.logger.verbose(`Writing tags ${JSON.stringify(tags)} to ${path}`);
+    if (this.logger.isLevelEnabled(LogLevel.VERBOSE)) {
+      this.logger.verbose(`Writing tags ${JSON.stringify(tags)} to ${path}`);
+    }
     try {
       await this.exiftool.write(path, tags);
     } catch (error) {
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/actions/rotate-action.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/actions/rotate-action.svelte
index a0c5bcaf4e..2b36c4e72c 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/actions/rotate-action.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/actions/rotate-action.svelte
@@ -60,8 +60,12 @@
   };
 
   const handleRotate = async () => {
-    const current = Number(asset.exifInfo?.orientation);
-    if (!current && current !== 0) {
+    if (!asset.exifInfo?.orientation) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const current = Number(asset.exifInfo.orientation);
+    if (Number.isNaN(current)) {
       return;
     }