diff --git a/server/src/app.module.ts b/server/src/app.module.ts
index df05daf3e2..aa7dbd94fe 100644
--- a/server/src/app.module.ts
+++ b/server/src/app.module.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { OpenTelemetryModule } from 'nestjs-otel';
 import { commandsAndQuestions } from 'src/commands';
 import { IWorker } from 'src/constants';
 import { controllers } from 'src/controllers';
+import { StorageCore } from 'src/cores/storage.core';
 import { ImmichWorker } from 'src/enum';
 import { MaintenanceAuthGuard } from 'src/maintenance/maintenance-auth.guard';
 import { MaintenanceWebsocketRepository } from 'src/maintenance/maintenance-websocket.repository';
@@ -128,6 +129,8 @@ export class MaintenanceModule {
   }
 
   async onModuleInit() {
+    StorageCore.setMediaLocation(this.maintenanceWorkerService.detectMediaLocation());
+
     await this.maintenanceWorkerService.logSecret();
   }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/maintenance/maintenance-worker.service.ts b/server/src/maintenance/maintenance-worker.service.ts
index 2a9605a2a9..a251d8b953 100644
--- a/server/src/maintenance/maintenance-worker.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/maintenance/maintenance-worker.service.ts
@@ -113,6 +113,32 @@ export class MaintenanceWorkerService {
     };
   }
 
+  /**
+   * {@link _StorageService.detectMediaLocation}
+   */
+  detectMediaLocation(): string {
+    const envData = this.configRepository.getEnv();
+    if (envData.storage.mediaLocation) {
+      return envData.storage.mediaLocation;
+    }
+
+    const targets: string[] = [];
+    const candidates = ['/data', '/usr/src/app/upload'];
+
+    for (const candidate of candidates) {
+      const exists = this.storageRepository.existsSync(candidate);
+      if (exists) {
+        targets.push(candidate);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (targets.length === 1) {
+      return targets[0];
+    }
+
+    return '/usr/src/app/upload';
+  }
+
   private async secret(): Promise<string> {
     const state = (await this.systemMetadataRepository.get(SystemMetadataKey.MaintenanceMode)) as {
       secret: string;