diff --git a/lib/cache/image.ts b/lib/cache/image.ts
index 9ebc154..2f92b3b 100644
--- a/lib/cache/image.ts
+++ b/lib/cache/image.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ export function createThumbhash(
           );
           if (!bytes) return;
           const hash = generateThumbhash(bytes, _image.width, _image.height);
+
           if (hash) {
+            const b64 = btoa(String.fromCharCode(...hash));
             cache.set(
               getCacheKey({
                 url,
@@ -62,9 +64,9 @@ export function createThumbhash(
                 width: _image.width,
                 height: _image.height,
               }),
-              hash,
+              b64,
             );
-            res(hash);
+            res(b64);
           }
         });
       });
@@ -96,7 +98,6 @@ export function getThumbhash({ url }: { url: string }) {
       width: 200,
       height: 200,
     }),
-    true,
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/crud.ts b/lib/crud.ts
index 11dd9f3..78d3eb5 100644
--- a/lib/crud.ts
+++ b/lib/crud.ts
@@ -24,12 +24,11 @@ export async function addThumbnailToResource<T = Resource>(
   if (!imageUrl) return res;
   const thumbhash = await getThumbhash({ url: imageUrl });
   if (!thumbhash) return res;
-  const base64String = btoa(String.fromCharCode(...thumbhash));
   return {
     ...res,
     meta: {
       ...res?.meta,
-      thumbnail: base64String,
+      thumbnail: thumbhash,
     },
   };
 }