diff --git a/server/src/database.ts b/server/src/database.ts
index f8af8438a0..33a877102f 100644
--- a/server/src/database.ts
+++ b/server/src/database.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,28 @@ export type Partner = {
   inTimeline: boolean;
 };
 
+export type Place = {
+  admin1Code: string | null;
+  admin1Name: string | null;
+  admin2Code: string | null;
+  admin2Name: string | null;
+  alternateNames: string | null;
+  countryCode: string;
+  id: number;
+  latitude: number;
+  longitude: number;
+  modificationDate: Date;
+  name: string;
+};
+
+export type Session = {
+  id: string;
+  createdAt: Date;
+  updatedAt: Date;
+  deviceOS: string;
+  deviceType: string;
+};
+
 const userColumns = ['id', 'name', 'email', 'profileImagePath', 'profileChangedAt'] as const;
 
 export const columns = {
diff --git a/server/src/dtos/search.dto.ts b/server/src/dtos/search.dto.ts
index 67ab059e11..a7633dce78 100644
--- a/server/src/dtos/search.dto.ts
+++ b/server/src/dtos/search.dto.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { ApiProperty } from '@nestjs/swagger';
 import { Type } from 'class-transformer';
 import { IsEnum, IsInt, IsNotEmpty, IsString, Max, Min } from 'class-validator';
+import { Place } from 'src/database';
 import { PropertyLifecycle } from 'src/decorators';
 import { AlbumResponseDto } from 'src/dtos/album.dto';
 import { AssetResponseDto } from 'src/dtos/asset-response.dto';
 import { AssetOrder, AssetType } from 'src/enum';
-import { SearchPlacesItem } from 'src/types';
 import { Optional, ValidateBoolean, ValidateDate, ValidateUUID } from 'src/validation';
 
 class BaseSearchDto {
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ export class PlacesResponseDto {
   admin2name?: string;
 }
 
-export function mapPlaces(place: SearchPlacesItem): PlacesResponseDto {
+export function mapPlaces(place: Place): PlacesResponseDto {
   return {
     name: place.name,
     latitude: place.latitude,
diff --git a/server/src/dtos/session.dto.ts b/server/src/dtos/session.dto.ts
index dab1bf62b5..b54264a5b4 100644
--- a/server/src/dtos/session.dto.ts
+++ b/server/src/dtos/session.dto.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { SessionItem } from 'src/types';
+import { Session } from 'src/database';
 
 export class SessionResponseDto {
   id!: string;
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export class SessionResponseDto {
   deviceOS!: string;
 }
 
-export const mapSession = (entity: SessionItem, currentId?: string): SessionResponseDto => ({
+export const mapSession = (entity: Session, currentId?: string): SessionResponseDto => ({
   id: entity.id,
   createdAt: entity.createdAt.toISOString(),
   updatedAt: entity.updatedAt.toISOString(),
diff --git a/server/src/queries/session.repository.sql b/server/src/queries/session.repository.sql
index fee3bcbd9d..eea2356897 100644
--- a/server/src/queries/session.repository.sql
+++ b/server/src/queries/session.repository.sql
@@ -38,42 +38,11 @@ where
 
 -- SessionRepository.getByUserId
 select
-  "sessions".*,
-  to_json("user") as "user"
+  "sessions".*
 from
   "sessions"
-  inner join lateral (
-    select
-      "id",
-      "name",
-      "email",
-      "profileImagePath",
-      "profileChangedAt",
-      "createdAt",
-      "updatedAt",
-      "deletedAt",
-      "isAdmin",
-      "status",
-      "oauthId",
-      "profileImagePath",
-      "shouldChangePassword",
-      "storageLabel",
-      "quotaSizeInBytes",
-      "quotaUsageInBytes",
-      (
-        select
-          array_agg("user_metadata") as "metadata"
-        from
-          "user_metadata"
-        where
-          "users"."id" = "user_metadata"."userId"
-      ) as "metadata"
-    from
-      "users"
-    where
-      "users"."id" = "sessions"."userId"
-      and "users"."deletedAt" is null
-  ) as "user" on true
+  inner join "users" on "users"."id" = "sessions"."userId"
+  and "users"."deletedAt" is null
 where
   "sessions"."userId" = $1
 order by
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/session.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/session.repository.ts
index 390e732c6b..742807dc9c 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/session.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/session.repository.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
-import { ExpressionBuilder, Insertable, Kysely, Updateable } from 'kysely';
+import { Insertable, Kysely, Updateable } from 'kysely';
 import { jsonObjectFrom } from 'kysely/helpers/postgres';
 import { InjectKysely } from 'nestjs-kysely';
 import { columns } from 'src/database';
@@ -9,22 +9,6 @@ import { asUuid } from 'src/utils/database';
 
 export type SessionSearchOptions = { updatedBefore: Date };
 
-const withUser = (eb: ExpressionBuilder<DB, 'sessions'>) => {
-  return eb
-    .selectFrom('users')
-    .select(columns.userAdmin)
-    .select((eb) =>
-      eb
-        .selectFrom('user_metadata')
-        .whereRef('users.id', '=', 'user_metadata.userId')
-        .select((eb) => eb.fn('array_agg', [eb.table('user_metadata')]).as('metadata'))
-        .as('metadata'),
-    )
-    .whereRef('users.id', '=', 'sessions.userId')
-    .where('users.deletedAt', 'is', null)
-    .as('user');
-};
-
 @Injectable()
 export class SessionRepository {
   constructor(@InjectKysely() private db: Kysely<DB>) {}
@@ -60,9 +44,8 @@ export class SessionRepository {
   getByUserId(userId: string) {
     return this.db
       .selectFrom('sessions')
-      .innerJoinLateral(withUser, (join) => join.onTrue())
+      .innerJoin('users', (join) => join.onRef('users.id', '=', 'sessions.userId').on('users.deletedAt', 'is', null))
       .selectAll('sessions')
-      .select((eb) => eb.fn.toJson('user').as('user'))
       .where('sessions.userId', '=', userId)
       .orderBy('sessions.updatedAt', 'desc')
       .orderBy('sessions.createdAt', 'desc')
diff --git a/server/src/services/auth.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/auth.service.spec.ts
index b1bd3332bf..0c5ad3099d 100644
--- a/server/src/services/auth.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/auth.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { BadRequestException, ForbiddenException, UnauthorizedException } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
 import { AuthDto, SignUpDto } from 'src/dtos/auth.dto';
 import { UserMetadataEntity } from 'src/entities/user-metadata.entity';
 import { UserEntity } from 'src/entities/user.entity';
 import { AuthType, Permission } from 'src/enum';
 import { AuthService } from 'src/services/auth.service';
-import { sessionStub } from 'test/fixtures/session.stub';
 import { sharedLinkStub } from 'test/fixtures/shared-link.stub';
 import { systemConfigStub } from 'test/fixtures/system-config.stub';
 import { userStub } from 'test/fixtures/user.stub';
@@ -97,17 +97,19 @@ describe('AuthService', () => {
     });
 
     it('should successfully log the user in', async () => {
-      mocks.user.getByEmail.mockResolvedValue(userStub.user1);
-      mocks.session.create.mockResolvedValue(sessionStub.valid);
+      const user = { ...factory.user(), password: 'immich_password' } as UserEntity;
+      const session = factory.session();
+      mocks.user.getByEmail.mockResolvedValue(user);
+      mocks.session.create.mockResolvedValue(session);
 
       await expect(sut.login(fixtures.login, loginDetails)).resolves.toEqual({
         accessToken: 'cmFuZG9tLWJ5dGVz',
-        userId: 'user-id',
-        userEmail: 'immich@test.com',
-        name: 'immich_name',
-        profileImagePath: '',
-        isAdmin: false,
-        shouldChangePassword: false,
+        userId: user.id,
+        userEmail: user.email,
+        name: user.name,
+        profileImagePath: user.profileImagePath,
+        isAdmin: user.isAdmin,
+        shouldChangePassword: user.shouldChangePassword,
       });
 
       expect(mocks.user.getByEmail).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
@@ -256,8 +258,14 @@ describe('AuthService', () => {
     });
 
     it('should validate using authorization header', async () => {
-      mocks.user.get.mockResolvedValue(userStub.user1);
-      mocks.session.getByToken.mockResolvedValue(sessionStub.valid as any);
+      const session = factory.session();
+      const sessionWithToken = {
+        id: session.id,
+        updatedAt: session.updatedAt,
+        user: factory.authUser(),
+      };
+
+      mocks.session.getByToken.mockResolvedValue(sessionWithToken);
 
       await expect(
         sut.authenticate({
@@ -266,8 +274,8 @@ describe('AuthService', () => {
           metadata: { adminRoute: false, sharedLinkRoute: false, uri: 'test' },
         }),
       ).resolves.toEqual({
-        user: userStub.user1,
-        session: sessionStub.valid,
+        user: sessionWithToken.user,
+        session: { id: session.id },
       });
     });
   });
@@ -371,7 +379,14 @@ describe('AuthService', () => {
     });
 
     it('should return an auth dto', async () => {
-      mocks.session.getByToken.mockResolvedValue(sessionStub.valid as any);
+      const session = factory.session();
+      const sessionWithToken = {
+        id: session.id,
+        updatedAt: session.updatedAt,
+        user: factory.authUser(),
+      };
+
+      mocks.session.getByToken.mockResolvedValue(sessionWithToken);
 
       await expect(
         sut.authenticate({
@@ -380,13 +395,20 @@ describe('AuthService', () => {
           metadata: { adminRoute: false, sharedLinkRoute: false, uri: 'test' },
         }),
       ).resolves.toEqual({
-        user: userStub.user1,
-        session: sessionStub.valid,
+        user: sessionWithToken.user,
+        session: { id: session.id },
       });
     });
 
     it('should throw if admin route and not an admin', async () => {
-      mocks.session.getByToken.mockResolvedValue(sessionStub.valid as any);
+      const session = factory.session();
+      const sessionWithToken = {
+        id: session.id,
+        updatedAt: session.updatedAt,
+        user: factory.authUser(),
+      };
+
+      mocks.session.getByToken.mockResolvedValue(sessionWithToken);
 
       await expect(
         sut.authenticate({
@@ -398,8 +420,15 @@ describe('AuthService', () => {
     });
 
     it('should update when access time exceeds an hour', async () => {
-      mocks.session.getByToken.mockResolvedValue(sessionStub.inactive as any);
-      mocks.session.update.mockResolvedValue(sessionStub.valid);
+      const session = factory.session({ updatedAt: DateTime.now().minus({ hours: 2 }).toJSDate() });
+      const sessionWithToken = {
+        id: session.id,
+        updatedAt: session.updatedAt,
+        user: factory.authUser(),
+      };
+
+      mocks.session.getByToken.mockResolvedValue(sessionWithToken);
+      mocks.session.update.mockResolvedValue(session);
 
       await expect(
         sut.authenticate({
@@ -408,7 +437,8 @@ describe('AuthService', () => {
           metadata: { adminRoute: false, sharedLinkRoute: false, uri: 'test' },
         }),
       ).resolves.toBeDefined();
-      expect(mocks.session.update.mock.calls[0][1]).toMatchObject({ id: 'not_active', updatedAt: expect.any(Date) });
+
+      expect(mocks.session.update).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
   });
 
@@ -506,7 +536,7 @@ describe('AuthService', () => {
       mocks.systemMetadata.get.mockResolvedValue(systemConfigStub.oauthEnabled);
       mocks.user.getByEmail.mockResolvedValue(userStub.user1);
       mocks.user.update.mockResolvedValue(userStub.user1);
-      mocks.session.create.mockResolvedValue(sessionStub.valid);
+      mocks.session.create.mockResolvedValue(factory.session());
 
       await expect(sut.callback({ url: 'http://immich/auth/login?code=abc123' }, loginDetails)).resolves.toEqual(
         oauthResponse,
@@ -535,7 +565,7 @@ describe('AuthService', () => {
       mocks.user.getByEmail.mockResolvedValue(void 0);
       mocks.user.getAdmin.mockResolvedValue(userStub.user1);
       mocks.user.create.mockResolvedValue(userStub.user1);
-      mocks.session.create.mockResolvedValue(sessionStub.valid);
+      mocks.session.create.mockResolvedValue(factory.session());
 
       await expect(sut.callback({ url: 'http://immich/auth/login?code=abc123' }, loginDetails)).resolves.toEqual(
         oauthResponse,
@@ -550,7 +580,7 @@ describe('AuthService', () => {
       mocks.user.getByEmail.mockResolvedValue(void 0);
       mocks.user.getAdmin.mockResolvedValue(userStub.user1);
       mocks.user.create.mockResolvedValue(userStub.user1);
-      mocks.session.create.mockResolvedValue(sessionStub.valid);
+      mocks.session.create.mockResolvedValue(factory.session());
       mocks.oauth.getProfile.mockResolvedValue({ sub, email: undefined });
 
       await expect(sut.callback({ url: 'http://immich/auth/login?code=abc123' }, loginDetails)).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(
@@ -572,7 +602,7 @@ describe('AuthService', () => {
       it(`should use the mobile redirect override for a url of ${url}`, async () => {
         mocks.systemMetadata.get.mockResolvedValue(systemConfigStub.oauthWithMobileOverride);
         mocks.user.getByOAuthId.mockResolvedValue(userStub.user1);
-        mocks.session.create.mockResolvedValue(sessionStub.valid);
+        mocks.session.create.mockResolvedValue(factory.session());
 
         await sut.callback({ url }, loginDetails);
 
diff --git a/server/src/services/auth.service.ts b/server/src/services/auth.service.ts
index 235f20e705..4110427b0c 100644
--- a/server/src/services/auth.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/auth.service.ts
@@ -338,7 +338,9 @@ export class AuthService extends BaseService {
 
       return {
         user: session.user,
-        session,
+        session: {
+          id: session.id,
+        },
       };
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/services/session.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/session.service.spec.ts
index 3d1b09a39d..c3ab5619be 100644
--- a/server/src/services/session.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/session.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { JobStatus } from 'src/enum';
 import { SessionService } from 'src/services/session.service';
 import { authStub } from 'test/fixtures/auth.stub';
-import { sessionStub } from 'test/fixtures/session.stub';
+import { factory } from 'test/small.factory';
 import { newTestService, ServiceMocks } from 'test/utils';
 
 describe('SessionService', () => {
@@ -45,40 +45,35 @@ describe('SessionService', () => {
 
   describe('getAll', () => {
     it('should get the devices', async () => {
-      mocks.session.getByUserId.mockResolvedValue([sessionStub.valid as any, sessionStub.inactive]);
-      await expect(sut.getAll(authStub.user1)).resolves.toEqual([
-        {
-          createdAt: '2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
-          current: true,
-          deviceOS: '',
-          deviceType: '',
-          id: 'token-id',
-          updatedAt: expect.any(String),
-        },
-        {
-          createdAt: '2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
-          current: false,
-          deviceOS: 'Android',
-          deviceType: 'Mobile',
-          id: 'not_active',
-          updatedAt: expect.any(String),
-        },
+      const currentSession = factory.session();
+      const otherSession = factory.session();
+      const auth = factory.auth({ session: currentSession });
+
+      mocks.session.getByUserId.mockResolvedValue([currentSession, otherSession]);
+
+      await expect(sut.getAll(auth)).resolves.toEqual([
+        expect.objectContaining({ current: true, id: currentSession.id }),
+        expect.objectContaining({ current: false, id: otherSession.id }),
       ]);
 
-      expect(mocks.session.getByUserId).toHaveBeenCalledWith(authStub.user1.user.id);
+      expect(mocks.session.getByUserId).toHaveBeenCalledWith(auth.user.id);
     });
   });
 
   describe('logoutDevices', () => {
     it('should logout all devices', async () => {
-      mocks.session.getByUserId.mockResolvedValue([sessionStub.inactive, sessionStub.valid] as any[]);
+      const currentSession = factory.session();
+      const otherSession = factory.session();
+      const auth = factory.auth({ session: currentSession });
+
+      mocks.session.getByUserId.mockResolvedValue([currentSession, otherSession]);
       mocks.session.delete.mockResolvedValue();
 
-      await sut.deleteAll(authStub.user1);
+      await sut.deleteAll(auth);
 
-      expect(mocks.session.getByUserId).toHaveBeenCalledWith(authStub.user1.user.id);
-      expect(mocks.session.delete).toHaveBeenCalledWith('not_active');
-      expect(mocks.session.delete).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith('token-id');
+      expect(mocks.session.getByUserId).toHaveBeenCalledWith(auth.user.id);
+      expect(mocks.session.delete).toHaveBeenCalledWith(otherSession.id);
+      expect(mocks.session.delete).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(currentSession.id);
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/server/src/types.ts b/server/src/types.ts
index 3e74a39730..68207c4b9e 100644
--- a/server/src/types.ts
+++ b/server/src/types.ts
@@ -13,20 +13,11 @@ import {
   TranscodeTarget,
   VideoCodec,
 } from 'src/enum';
-import { SearchRepository } from 'src/repositories/search.repository';
-import { SessionRepository } from 'src/repositories/session.repository';
 
 export type DeepPartial<T> = T extends object ? { [K in keyof T]?: DeepPartial<T[K]> } : T;
 
 export type RepositoryInterface<T extends object> = Pick<T, keyof T>;
 
-type ISearchRepository = RepositoryInterface<SearchRepository>;
-type ISessionRepository = RepositoryInterface<SessionRepository>;
-
-export type SearchPlacesItem = Awaited<ReturnType<ISearchRepository['searchPlaces']>>[0];
-
-export type SessionItem = Awaited<ReturnType<ISessionRepository['getByUserId']>>[0];
-
 export interface CropOptions {
   top: number;
   left: number;
diff --git a/server/test/fixtures/auth.stub.ts b/server/test/fixtures/auth.stub.ts
index 4201334b41..f5fbe07b53 100644
--- a/server/test/fixtures/auth.stub.ts
+++ b/server/test/fixtures/auth.stub.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+import { Session } from 'src/database';
 import { AuthDto } from 'src/dtos/auth.dto';
 import { SharedLinkEntity } from 'src/entities/shared-link.entity';
-import { SessionItem } from 'src/types';
 
 const authUser = {
   admin: {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const authStub = {
     user: authUser.user1,
     session: {
       id: 'token-id',
-    } as SessionItem,
+    } as Session,
   }),
   user2: Object.freeze<AuthDto>({
     user: {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const authStub = {
     },
     session: {
       id: 'token-id',
-    } as SessionItem,
+    } as Session,
   }),
   adminSharedLink: Object.freeze<AuthDto>({
     user: authUser.admin,
diff --git a/server/test/fixtures/session.stub.ts b/server/test/fixtures/session.stub.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 93eac28c57..0000000000
--- a/server/test/fixtures/session.stub.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-import { SessionItem } from 'src/types';
-import { userStub } from 'test/fixtures/user.stub';
-
-export const sessionStub = {
-  valid: Object.freeze<SessionItem>({
-    id: 'token-id',
-    token: 'auth_token',
-    userId: userStub.user1.id,
-    user: userStub.user1,
-    createdAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
-    updatedAt: new Date(),
-    deviceType: '',
-    deviceOS: '',
-    updateId: 'uuid-v7',
-  }),
-  inactive: Object.freeze<SessionItem>({
-    id: 'not_active',
-    token: 'auth_token',
-    userId: userStub.user1.id,
-    user: userStub.user1,
-    createdAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
-    updatedAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
-    deviceType: 'Mobile',
-    deviceOS: 'Android',
-    updateId: 'uuid-v7',
-  }),
-};
diff --git a/server/test/small.factory.ts b/server/test/small.factory.ts
index d2a7ba6e8f..35984cabbd 100644
--- a/server/test/small.factory.ts
+++ b/server/test/small.factory.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   Library,
   Memory,
   Partner,
+  Session,
   SidecarWriteAsset,
   User,
   UserAdmin,
@@ -31,7 +32,11 @@ export const newEmbedding = () => {
   return '[' + embedding + ']';
 };
 
-const authFactory = ({ apiKey, ...user }: Partial<AuthUser> & { apiKey?: Partial<AuthApiKey> } = {}) => {
+const authFactory = ({
+  apiKey,
+  session,
+  ...user
+}: Partial<AuthUser> & { apiKey?: Partial<AuthApiKey>; session?: { id: string } } = {}) => {
   const auth: AuthDto = {
     user: authUserFactory(user),
   };
@@ -40,6 +45,10 @@ const authFactory = ({ apiKey, ...user }: Partial<AuthUser> & { apiKey?: Partial
     auth.apiKey = authApiKeyFactory(apiKey);
   }
 
+  if (session) {
+    auth.session = { id: session.id };
+  }
+
   return auth;
 };
 
@@ -76,7 +85,7 @@ const partnerFactory = (partner: Partial<Partner> = {}) => {
   };
 };
 
-const sessionFactory = () => ({
+const sessionFactory = (session: Partial<Session> = {}) => ({
   id: newUuid(),
   createdAt: newDate(),
   updatedAt: newDate(),
@@ -85,6 +94,7 @@ const sessionFactory = () => ({
   deviceType: 'mobile',
   token: 'abc123',
   userId: newUuid(),
+  ...session,
 });
 
 const stackFactory = () => ({