diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/Noco.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/Noco.ts
index 20761ac0cb..69eae70e47 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/Noco.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/Noco.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import type http from 'http';
 import { MetaTable, RootScopes } from '~/utils/globals';
 import { AppModule } from '~/app.module';
 import { isEE, T } from '~/utils';
+import type Sharp from 'sharp';
 
 dotenv.config();
 
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ export default class Noco {
   protected config: any;
   protected requestContext: any;
 
+  public static sharp: typeof Sharp;
+
   constructor() {
     process.env.PORT = process.env.PORT || '8080';
     // todo: move
@@ -100,6 +103,12 @@ export default class Noco {
     this.initCustomLogger(nestApp);
     nestApp.flushLogs();
 
+    try {
+      this.sharp = (await import('sharp')).default;
+    } catch {
+      console.error('Sharp is not available for your platform, thumbnail generation will be skipped');
+    }
+
     if (process.env.NC_WORKER_CONTAINER === 'true') {
       if (!process.env.NC_REDIS_URL) {
         throw new Error('NC_REDIS_URL is required');
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/controllers/attachments-secure.controller.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/controllers/attachments-secure.controller.ts
index f9cfaee3b0..22bd1601d6 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/controllers/attachments-secure.controller.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/controllers/attachments-secure.controller.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import path from 'path';
-import fs from 'fs';
 import {
   Body,
   Controller,
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ import { DataApiLimiterGuard } from '~/guards/data-api-limiter.guard';
 import { TenantContext } from '~/decorators/tenant-context.decorator';
 import { Acl } from '~/middlewares/extract-ids/extract-ids.middleware';
 import { NcError } from '~/helpers/catchError';
+import { localFileExists } from '~/helpers/attachmentHelpers';
 
 @Controller()
 export class AttachmentsSecureController {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export class AttachmentsSecureController {
         path: path.join('nc', filePath, fpath),
       });
 
-      if (!fs.existsSync(file.path)) {
+      if (!(await localFileExists(file.path))) {
         return res.status(404).send('File not found');
       }
 
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/controllers/attachments.controller.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/controllers/attachments.controller.ts
index 5426667eff..087bff0b55 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/controllers/attachments.controller.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/controllers/attachments.controller.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import path from 'path';
-import fs from 'fs';
 import {
   Body,
   Controller,
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ import { AttachmentsService } from '~/services/attachments.service';
 import { PresignedUrl } from '~/models';
 import { MetaApiLimiterGuard } from '~/guards/meta-api-limiter.guard';
 import { NcContext, NcRequest } from '~/interface/config';
-import { isPreviewAllowed } from '~/helpers/attachmentHelpers';
+import { isPreviewAllowed, localFileExists } from '~/helpers/attachmentHelpers';
 import { DataTableService } from '~/services/data-table.service';
 import { TenantContext } from '~/decorators/tenant-context.decorator';
 import { DataApiLimiterGuard } from '~/guards/data-api-limiter.guard';
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ export class AttachmentsController {
         path: path.join('nc', 'uploads', filename),
       });
 
-      if (!fs.existsSync(file.path)) {
+      if (!(await localFileExists(file.path))) {
         return res.status(404).send('File not found');
       }
 
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ export class AttachmentsController {
         ),
       });
 
-      if (!fs.existsSync(file.path)) {
+      if (!(await localFileExists(file.path))) {
         return res.status(404).send('File not found');
       }
 
@@ -172,7 +171,7 @@ export class AttachmentsController {
         path: path.join('nc', filePath, fpath),
       });
 
-      if (!fs.existsSync(file.path)) {
+      if (!(await localFileExists(file.path))) {
         return res.status(404).send('File not found');
       }
 
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/helpers/attachmentHelpers.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/helpers/attachmentHelpers.ts
index bb3cfb9bc8..3f5c3d5496 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/helpers/attachmentHelpers.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/helpers/attachmentHelpers.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import path from 'path';
+import fs from 'fs';
 import mime from 'mime/lite';
 import slash from 'slash';
 import { getToolDir } from '~/utils/nc-config';
@@ -64,3 +65,10 @@ export function getPathFromUrl(url: string, removePrefix = false) {
 
   return decodeURI(`${pathName}${newUrl.search}${newUrl.hash}`);
 }
+
+export const localFileExists = (path: string) => {
+  return fs.promises
+    .access(path)
+    .then(() => true)
+    .catch(() => false);
+};
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/jobs/thumbnail-generator/thumbnail-generator.processor.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/jobs/thumbnail-generator/thumbnail-generator.processor.ts
index 25b8f54903..1f1232815d 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/jobs/thumbnail-generator/thumbnail-generator.processor.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/jobs/thumbnail-generator/thumbnail-generator.processor.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import type { IStorageAdapterV2 } from '~/types/nc-plugin';
 import type { Job } from 'bull';
 import type { AttachmentResType } from 'nocodb-sdk';
 import type { ThumbnailGeneratorJobData } from '~/interface/Jobs';
-import type Sharp from 'sharp';
 import NcPluginMgrv2 from '~/helpers/NcPluginMgrv2';
 import { getPathFromUrl } from '~/helpers/attachmentHelpers';
+import Noco from '~/Noco';
 
 export class ThumbnailGeneratorProcessor {
   private logger = new Logger(ThumbnailGeneratorProcessor.name);
@@ -39,19 +39,10 @@ export class ThumbnailGeneratorProcessor {
   private async generateThumbnail(
     attachment: AttachmentResType,
   ): Promise<{ [key: string]: string }> {
-    let sharp: typeof Sharp;
-
-    try {
-      sharp = (await import('sharp')).default;
-    } catch {
-      // ignore
-    }
+    const sharp = Noco.sharp;
 
     if (!sharp) {
-      this.logger.warn(
-        `Thumbnail generation is not supported in this platform at the moment.`,
-      );
-      return;
+      return null;
     }
 
     sharp.concurrency(1);
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/migration-jobs/nc_job_002_thumbnail.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/migration-jobs/nc_job_002_thumbnail.ts
index 84577d01a0..c14b92fd56 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/migration-jobs/nc_job_002_thumbnail.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/migration-jobs/nc_job_002_thumbnail.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import path from 'path';
 import debug from 'debug';
 import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import PQueue from 'p-queue';
-import type Sharp from 'sharp';
 import NcPluginMgrv2 from '~/helpers/NcPluginMgrv2';
 import Noco from '~/Noco';
 import mimetypes from '~/utils/mimeTypes';
@@ -24,13 +23,7 @@ export class ThumbnailMigration {
 
   async job() {
     try {
-      let sharp: typeof Sharp;
-
-      try {
-        sharp = (await import('sharp')).default;
-      } catch {
-        // ignore
-      }
+      const sharp = Noco.sharp;
 
       if (!sharp) {
         this.log(
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/services/attachments.service.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/services/attachments.service.ts
index 50842cd50a..c648d865f8 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/services/attachments.service.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/services/attachments.service.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import hash from 'object-hash';
 import moment from 'moment';
 import type { AttachmentReqType, FileType } from 'nocodb-sdk';
 import type { NcRequest } from '~/interface/config';
-import type Sharp from 'sharp';
 import { AppHooksService } from '~/services/app-hooks/app-hooks.service';
 import NcPluginMgrv2 from '~/helpers/NcPluginMgrv2';
 import mimetypes, { mimeIcons } from '~/utils/mimeTypes';
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ import { IJobsService } from '~/modules/jobs/jobs-service.interface';
 import { JobTypes } from '~/interface/Jobs';
 import { RootScopes } from '~/utils/globals';
 import { validateAndNormaliseLocalPath } from '~/helpers/attachmentHelpers';
+import Noco from '~/Noco';
 
 interface AttachmentObject {
   url?: string;
@@ -88,15 +88,7 @@ export class AttachmentsService {
           } = {};
 
           if (file.mimetype.includes('image')) {
-            let sharp: typeof Sharp;
-
-            try {
-              sharp = (await import('sharp')).default;
-            } catch (e) {
-              this.logger.warn(
-                `Thumbnail generation is not supported in this platform at the moment. Error: ${e.message}`,
-              );
-            }
+            const sharp = Noco.sharp;
 
             if (sharp) {
               try {
@@ -261,12 +253,7 @@ export class AttachmentsService {
           } = {};
 
           if (mimeType.includes('image')) {
-            let sharp: typeof Sharp;
-            try {
-              sharp = (await import('sharp')).default;
-            } catch {
-              // ignore
-            }
+            const sharp = Noco.sharp;
 
             if (sharp) {
               try {
@@ -281,10 +268,6 @@ export class AttachmentsService {
               } catch (e) {
                 this.logger.error(`${file.path} is not an image file`);
               }
-            } else {
-              this.logger.warn(
-                `Thumbnail generation is not supported in this platform at the moment.`,
-              );
             }
           }