diff --git a/src/components/Image.astro b/src/components/Image.astro
index 7ad4658..fa4d2cf 100644
--- a/src/components/Image.astro
+++ b/src/components/Image.astro
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 ---
 import type { ImageMetadata } from "astro";
 import { Picture as AstroImage } from "astro:assets";
-import { inferRemoteSize } from "astro/assets/utils";
-import { generateThumbHash, getExifData } from "@helpers/image";
+import { generateThumbHash, getImageBuffer, getExifData } from "@helpers/image";
 interface Props {
   src: ImageMetadata & { fsPath?: string; src?: string };
   alt: string;
@@ -14,40 +13,18 @@ interface Props {
   maxWidth?: number;
 }
 
-async function checkImage(image: ImageMetadata) {
-  const src = typeof image === "string" ? image : image.src;
-  if (!src) return false;
-  try {
-    if (src.startsWith("/@fs") || src.startsWith("/_astro")) return true;
-    const res = await inferRemoteSize(src);
-    if (res.format) {
-      image.format = res.format;
-      return true;
-    } else {
-      console.log("Failed to load: ", src);
-    }
-    return false;
-  } catch (err) {
-    console.log("\n");
-    console.log("Failed to fetch: ", src);
-    return false;
-  }
-}
-
 const {
   src: image,
   loader = true,
-  caption,
   pictureClass = "",
   hash = true,
   alt,
   maxWidth,
 } = Astro.props;
 
-let thumbhash = hash && (await generateThumbHash(image));
-const imageOk = await checkImage(image);
-
-let exif = imageOk && (await getExifData(image));
+const imageBuffer = await getImageBuffer(image);
+let thumbhash = imageBuffer && (await generateThumbHash(imageBuffer));
+let exif = imageBuffer && (await getExifData(imageBuffer));
 
 const sizes = [
   {
@@ -68,23 +45,19 @@ const sizes = [
 ].filter((size) => !maxWidth || size.width <= maxWidth);
 ---
 
-{
-  imageOk ? (
-    <AstroImage
-      src={image}
-      alt={alt}
-      data-thumbhash={thumbhash}
-      data-exif={JSON.stringify(exif)}
-      inferSize={true}
-      pictureAttributes={{
-        class: `${hash ? "block h-full relative" : ""} ${loader ? "thumb" : ""} ${pictureClass}`,
-      }}
-      class={Astro.props.class}
-      widths={sizes.map((size) => size.width)}
-      sizes={sizes
-        .map((size) => `${size.media || "100vw"} ${size.width}px`)
-        .join(", ")}>
-      <slot />
-    </AstroImage>
-  ) : undefined
-}
+<AstroImage
+  src={image}
+  alt={alt}
+  data-thumbhash={thumbhash}
+  data-exif={JSON.stringify(exif)}
+  inferSize={true}
+  pictureAttributes={{
+    class: `${hash ? "block h-full relative" : ""} ${loader ? "thumb" : ""} ${pictureClass}`,
+  }}
+  class={Astro.props.class}
+  widths={sizes.map((size) => size.width)}
+  sizes={sizes
+    .map((size) => `${size.media || "100vw"} ${size.width}px`)
+    .join(", ")}>
+  <slot />
+</AstroImage>
diff --git a/src/helpers/image.ts b/src/helpers/image.ts
index fad82e3..8b01192 100644
--- a/src/helpers/image.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/image.ts
@@ -5,55 +5,26 @@ import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import sharp from "sharp";
 
 export async function generateThumbHash(
-  image: ImageMetadata & { fsPath?: string },
-) {
-  const scaleFactor = 100 / Math.max(image.width, image.height);
+  buffer: ArrayBuffer,
+): Promise<string | undefined> {
+  if (!buffer) return;
 
-  let smallWidth = Math.floor(image.width * scaleFactor);
-  let smallHeight = Math.floor(image.height * scaleFactor);
+  const sp = sharp(buffer);
 
-  try {
-    const imagePath = (image as ImageMetadata & { fsPath: string }).fsPath ??
-      image.src;
+  const meta = await sp.metadata();
+  const scaleFactor = 100 / Math.max(meta.width, meta.height);
+  const smallWidth = Math.floor(meta.width * scaleFactor);
+  const smallHeight = Math.floor(meta.height * scaleFactor);
 
-    if (!imagePath) return;
+  const smallImg = await sp
+    .resize(smallWidth, smallHeight)
+    .withMetadata()
+    .raw()
+    .ensureAlpha()
+    .toBuffer();
 
-    if (imagePath.endsWith(".svg")) return;
-
-    let sp: ReturnType<typeof sharp>;
-    if (imagePath.startsWith("https://") || imagePath.startsWith("http://")) {
-      const res = await fetch(imagePath);
-      if (!res.ok) {
-        return;
-      }
-      const buffer = await res.arrayBuffer();
-      sp = sharp(buffer);
-    } else {
-      sp = sharp(imagePath);
-    }
-
-    if (!smallWidth || !smallHeight) {
-      const meta = await sp.metadata();
-      const scaleFactor = 100 / Math.max(meta.width, meta.height);
-      smallWidth = Math.floor(meta.width * scaleFactor);
-      smallHeight = Math.floor(meta.height * scaleFactor);
-    }
-
-    const smallImg = await sp
-      .resize(smallWidth, smallHeight)
-      .withMetadata()
-      .raw()
-      .ensureAlpha()
-      .toBuffer();
-
-    const buffer = rgbaToThumbHash(smallWidth, smallHeight, smallImg);
-    return Buffer.from(buffer).toString("base64");
-  } catch (_error) {
-    console.log(
-      `Could not generate thumbhash for ${image.fsPath ?? image.src}`,
-    );
-    return "";
-  }
+  const hashBuffer = rgbaToThumbHash(smallWidth, smallHeight, smallImg);
+  return Buffer.from(hashBuffer).toString("base64");
 }
 
 const allowedExif = [
@@ -72,7 +43,9 @@ const allowedExif = [
   "Model",
 ];
 
-export async function getExifData(image: ImageMetadata) {
+export async function getImageBuffer(
+  image: ImageMetadata,
+): Promise<ArrayBuffer> {
   if (image.format === "svg") return undefined; // SVGs don't have EXIF data
   const imagePath = (image as ImageMetadata & { fsPath: string }).fsPath ??
     image.src;
@@ -80,31 +53,31 @@ export async function getExifData(image: ImageMetadata) {
   if (!imagePath) return undefined;
 
   try {
-    let buffer: ArrayBufferLike;
     if (imagePath.startsWith("https://") || imagePath.startsWith("http://")) {
-      const res = await fetch(imagePath);
-      buffer = await res.arrayBuffer();
+      const res = await fetch(imagePath, { signal: AbortSignal.timeout(5000) });
+      return await res.arrayBuffer();
     } else {
       const b = await readFile(imagePath);
-      buffer = b.buffer;
+      return b.buffer as ArrayBuffer;
     }
-
-    const tags = await ExifReader.load(buffer, { async: true });
-
-    if (!buffer) return undefined;
-
-    const out: Record<string, any> = {};
-    let hasExif = false;
-
-    for (const key of allowedExif) {
-      if (!tags[key]) continue;
-      hasExif = true;
-      out[key] = tags[key]?.description;
-    }
-
-    return hasExif ? out : undefined;
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.log(`Error reading EXIF data from ${JSON.stringify(image)}`, error);
+  } catch (err) {
     return undefined;
   }
 }
+
+export async function getExifData(buffer: ArrayBuffer) {
+  if (!buffer) return undefined;
+
+  const tags = await ExifReader.load(buffer, { async: true });
+
+  const out: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+  let hasExif = false;
+
+  for (const key of allowedExif) {
+    if (!tags[key]) continue;
+    hasExif = true;
+    out[key] = tags[key]?.description;
+  }
+
+  return hasExif ? out : undefined;
+}
diff --git a/src/helpers/memorium.ts b/src/helpers/memorium.ts
index 6bc28c1..2183ebf 100644
--- a/src/helpers/memorium.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/memorium.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export async function listResource(
 ): Promise<MemoriumEntry | undefined> {
   const url = `${SERVER_URL}/resources/${id}`;
   try {
-    const response = await fetch(url);
+    const response = await fetch(url, { signal: AbortSignal.timeout(5000) });
     if (response.ok) {
       const json = await response.json();
       if (json.type == "dir") {