diff --git a/invokeai/app/api/routers/images.py b/invokeai/app/api/routers/images.py
index 8e3824ce938..2bc0b48251d 100644
--- a/invokeai/app/api/routers/images.py
+++ b/invokeai/app/api/routers/images.py
@@ -233,21 +233,14 @@ async def get_image_workflow(
 )
 async def get_image_full(
     image_name: str = Path(description="The name of full-resolution image file to get"),
-) -> FileResponse:
+) -> Response:
     """Gets a full-resolution image file"""
 
     try:
         path = ApiDependencies.invoker.services.images.get_path(image_name)
-
-        if not ApiDependencies.invoker.services.images.validate_path(path):
-            raise HTTPException(status_code=404)
-
-        response = FileResponse(
-            path,
-            media_type="image/png",
-            filename=image_name,
-            content_disposition_type="inline",
-        )
+        with open(path, "rb") as f:
+            content = f.read()
+        response = Response(content, media_type="image/png")
         response.headers["Cache-Control"] = f"max-age={IMAGE_MAX_AGE}"
         return response
     except Exception:
@@ -268,15 +261,14 @@ async def get_image_full(
 )
 async def get_image_thumbnail(
     image_name: str = Path(description="The name of thumbnail image file to get"),
-) -> FileResponse:
+) -> Response:
     """Gets a thumbnail image file"""
 
     try:
         path = ApiDependencies.invoker.services.images.get_path(image_name, thumbnail=True)
-        if not ApiDependencies.invoker.services.images.validate_path(path):
-            raise HTTPException(status_code=404)
-
-        response = FileResponse(path, media_type="image/webp", content_disposition_type="inline")
+        with open(path, "rb") as f:
+            content = f.read()
+        response = Response(content, media_type="image/webp")
         response.headers["Cache-Control"] = f"max-age={IMAGE_MAX_AGE}"
         return response
     except Exception:
diff --git a/invokeai/app/api_app.py b/invokeai/app/api_app.py
index dca0bc139d7..88820a0c4c2 100644
--- a/invokeai/app/api_app.py
+++ b/invokeai/app/api_app.py
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ def find_port(port: int) -> int:
         # Taken from https://waylonwalker.com/python-find-available-port/, thanks Waylon!
         # https://github.com/WaylonWalker
         with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as s:
+            s.settimeout(1)
             if s.connect_ex(("localhost", port)) == 0:
                 return find_port(port=port + 1)
             else: