diff --git a/pa_job_manager.py b/pa_job_manager.py
index 4ba6730..e580530 100644
--- a/pa_job_manager.py
+++ b/pa_job_manager.py
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ class Refimg(Base):
     __tablename__ = "refimg"
     id = Column(Integer, Sequence('refimg_id_seq'), primary_key=True )
     fname = Column(String(256), unique=True, nullable=False)
+    face = Column(LargeBinary)
+    thumbnail = Column(String, unique=False, nullable=True)
     encodings = Column(LargeBinary)
     created_on = Column(Float)
 
@@ -969,7 +971,7 @@ def JobRunAIOn(job):
     else:
         ppl=session.query(Person).filter(Person.tag==which_person).all()
 
-    # FIXME: probably shouldbe elsewhere, but this is optmised so if refimgs exist for ppl, then it wont regen them
+    # FIXME: probably should be elsewhere, but this is optmised so if refimgs exist for ppl, then it wont regen them
     for person in ppl:
         generateKnownEncodings(person)
 
@@ -1140,8 +1142,7 @@ def isImage(file):
     except:
         return False
 
-def GenImageThumbnail(job, file):
-    ProcessFileForJob( job, "Generate Thumbnail from Image file: {}".format( file ), file )
+def GenThumb(file):
     try:
         im_orig = Image.open(file)
         im = ImageOps.exif_transpose(im_orig)
@@ -1154,10 +1155,14 @@ def GenImageThumbnail(job, file):
         img_bytearray = img_bytearray.getvalue()
         thumbnail = base64.b64encode(img_bytearray)
         thumbnail = str(thumbnail)[2:-1]
+        return thumbnail
     except Exception as e:
         AddLogForJob(job, f"WARNING: No EXIF TAF found for: {file} - error={e}")
         return None
-    return thumbnail
+
+def GenImageThumbnail(job, file):
+    ProcessFileForJob( job, "Generate Thumbnail from Image file: {}".format( file ), file )
+    return GenThumb(file)
     
 def GenVideoThumbnail(job, file):
     ProcessFileForJob( job, "Generate Thumbnail from Video file: {}".format( file ), file )
@@ -1371,6 +1376,7 @@ def InitialValidationChecks():
     if not rbp_exists or not sp_exists or not ip_exists:
         FinishJob(job,"ERROR: Job manager EXITing until above errors are fixed by paths being created or settings being updated to valid paths", "Failed" )
         exit(-1)
+
     FinishJob(job,"Finished Initial Validation Checks")
     return