diff --git a/server/src/domain/media/media.service.spec.ts b/server/src/domain/media/media.service.spec.ts
index 1d9031df75..753c4dd9e8 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/media/media.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/media/media.service.spec.ts
@@ -265,6 +265,30 @@ describe(MediaService.name, () => {
       });
     });
 
+    it('should always generate video thumbnail in one pass', async () => {
+      mediaMock.probe.mockResolvedValue(probeStub.videoStreamHDR);
+      configMock.load.mockResolvedValue([
+        { key: SystemConfigKey.FFMPEG_TWO_PASS, value: true },
+        { key: SystemConfigKey.FFMPEG_MAX_BITRATE, value: '5000k' },
+      ]);
+      assetMock.getByIds.mockResolvedValue([assetStub.video]);
+      await sut.handleGenerateJpegThumbnail({ id: assetStub.video.id });
+
+      expect(mediaMock.transcode).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        '/original/path.ext',
+        'upload/thumbs/user-id/as/se/asset-id.jpeg',
+        {
+          inputOptions: ['-ss 00:00:00', '-sws_flags accurate_rnd+bitexact+full_chroma_int'],
+          outputOptions: [
+            '-frames:v 1',
+            '-v verbose',
+            '-vf zscale=t=linear:npl=100,tonemap=hable:desat=0,zscale=p=bt709:t=601:m=bt470bg:range=pc,format=yuv420p',
+          ],
+          twoPass: false,
+        },
+      );
+    });
+
     it('should run successfully', async () => {
       assetMock.getByIds.mockResolvedValue([assetStub.image]);
       await sut.handleGenerateJpegThumbnail({ id: assetStub.image.id });
diff --git a/server/src/domain/media/media.util.ts b/server/src/domain/media/media.util.ts
index 75d2020944..e28d78e31d 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/media/media.util.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/media/media.util.ts
@@ -278,6 +278,10 @@ export class ThumbnailConfig extends BaseConfig {
     return [];
   }
 
+  eligibleForTwoPass() {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   getScaling(videoStream: VideoStreamInfo) {
     let options = super.getScaling(videoStream);
     options += ':flags=lanczos+accurate_rnd+bitexact+full_chroma_int';