diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/(protected)/api/stream/thumb/[username]/route.ts b/apps/web/src/app/(protected)/api/stream/thumb/[username]/route.ts
index 09390ce..1a45337 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/(protected)/api/stream/thumb/[username]/route.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/(protected)/api/stream/thumb/[username]/route.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { validateRequest } from '@/lib/auth/validate';
 import fsP from 'fs/promises';
 import fs from 'fs';
-import { thumbDir } from '@/lib/workers/worker/thumbnails';
 
 export async function GET(request: Request, { params }: { params: Promise<{ username: string }> }) {
   const { username } = await params;
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ export async function GET(request: Request, { params }: { params: Promise<{ user
     return new Response("nuh uh", { status: 403 });
   }
 
-  const filePath = `${thumbDir}/${username}.webp`;
+  const filePath = `/dev/shm/hctv-thumb/${username}.webp`;
 
   if (!fs.existsSync(filePath)) {
     return new Response("Not Found", { status: 404 });
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/workers/worker/thumbnails.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/workers/worker/thumbnails.ts
index 7b669ff..d6f7bc8 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/workers/worker/thumbnails.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/workers/worker/thumbnails.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import { promisify } from 'node:util';
 import { existsSync } from 'node:fs';
 const pExec = promisify(exec);
 
-export const thumbDir = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' ? '/dev/shm/hctv-thumb' : '/app/thumbs';
-
 const globalForWorker = global as unknown as {
   thumbnailWorker: Worker | null;
 };
@@ -29,6 +27,7 @@ export async function registerThumbnailWorker(): Promise<void> {
         // this is totally unnecessary, but i'll keep it for security purposes.
         const name = job.data.name.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g, '_');
         const m3u8location = `/dev/shm/hls/${name}.m3u8`;
+        const thumbDir = '/dev/shm/hctv-thumb';
         
         if (!existsSync(m3u8location)) return;
         if (!existsSync(thumbDir)) {