diff --git a/backend/src/app/loggers/audit.clj b/backend/src/app/loggers/audit.clj
index 5f13dc036..93a363727 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/loggers/audit.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/loggers/audit.clj
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
      from audit_log
     where archived_at is null
     order by created_at asc
-    limit 256
+    limit 128
       for update skip locked;")
 
 (defn archive-events
diff --git a/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/files.clj b/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/files.clj
index 0dd01b1a5..7083a852e 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/files.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/files.clj
@@ -996,7 +996,8 @@
           :opt-un [::data]))
 
 (sv/defmethod ::upsert-file-object-thumbnail
-  {::doc/added "1.17"}
+  {::doc/added "1.17"
+   ::audit/skip true}
   [{:keys [pool] :as cfg} {:keys [::rpc/profile-id file-id] :as params}]
   (db/with-atomic [conn pool]
     (check-edition-permissions! conn profile-id file-id)
@@ -1026,7 +1027,8 @@
 (sv/defmethod ::upsert-file-thumbnail
   "Creates or updates the file thumbnail. Mainly used for paint the
   grid thumbnails."
-  {::doc/added "1.17"}
+  {::doc/added "1.17"
+   ::audit/skip true}
   [{:keys [pool] :as cfg} {:keys [::rpc/profile-id file-id] :as params}]
   (db/with-atomic [conn pool]
     (check-edition-permissions! conn profile-id file-id)
diff --git a/backend/src/app/rpc/mutations/files.clj b/backend/src/app/rpc/mutations/files.clj
index 273b9313b..635f92920 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/rpc/mutations/files.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/rpc/mutations/files.clj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
    [app.common.logging :as l]
    [app.common.spec :as us]
    [app.db :as db]
-   [app.loggers.audit :as audit]
+   [app.loggers.audit :as-alias audit]
    [app.rpc.climit :as-alias climit]
    [app.rpc.commands.files :as cmd.files]
    [app.rpc.commands.files.create :as cmd.files.create]
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@
 
 (sv/defmethod ::upsert-file-object-thumbnail
   {::doc/added "1.13"
-   ::doc/deprecated "1.17"}
+   ::doc/deprecated "1.17"
+   ::audit/skip true}
   [{:keys [pool] :as cfg} {:keys [profile-id file-id] :as params}]
   (db/with-atomic [conn pool]
     (cmd.files/check-edition-permissions! conn profile-id file-id)
@@ -192,7 +193,8 @@
   "Creates or updates the file thumbnail. Mainly used for paint the
   grid thumbnails."
   {::doc/added "1.13"
-   ::doc/deprecated "1.17"}
+   ::doc/deprecated "1.17"
+   ::audit/skip true}
   [{:keys [pool] :as cfg} {:keys [profile-id file-id] :as params}]
   (db/with-atomic [conn pool]
     (cmd.files/check-edition-permissions! conn profile-id file-id)