diff --git a/custom_components/immich/hub.py b/custom_components/immich/hub.py
index 6c58360..fe525f6 100644
--- a/custom_components/immich/hub.py
+++ b/custom_components/immich/hub.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ async def download_asset(self, asset_id: str) -> bytes | None:
         """Download the asset."""
         try:
             async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
-                url = urljoin(self.host, f"/api/assets/{asset_id}/original")
+                url = urljoin(self.host, f"/api/assets/{asset_id}/thumbnail?size=preview")
                 headers = {_HEADER_API_KEY: self.api_key}
 
                 async with session.get(url=url, headers=headers) as response: