diff --git a/src/backend/model/fileprocessing/PhotoProcessing.ts b/src/backend/model/fileprocessing/PhotoProcessing.ts
index 2d58f843..20116ac4 100644
--- a/src/backend/model/fileprocessing/PhotoProcessing.ts
+++ b/src/backend/model/fileprocessing/PhotoProcessing.ts
@@ -63,9 +63,8 @@ export class PhotoProcessing {
     // check if thumbnail already exist
     try {
       await fsp.access(thPath, fsConstants.R_OK);
-      return null;
+      return thPath;
     } catch (e) {
-
     }