diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4cd87b2..78bd879 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ use self::{
     queue::queue_generate,
     repo::{
         sled::SledRepo, Alias, DeleteToken, FullRepo, HashRepo, IdentifierRepo, QueueRepo, Repo,
-        SettingsRepo, UploadId, UploadResult,
+        SettingsRepo, UploadId, UploadResult, VariantAccessRepo,
     },
     serde_str::Serde,
     store::{
@@ -647,8 +647,15 @@ async fn process_details<R: FullRepo, S: Store>(
         })));
     };
 
+    let thumbnail_string = thumbnail_path.to_string_lossy().to_string();
+
+    if !config.server.read_only {
+        repo.accessed(hash.clone(), thumbnail_string.clone())
+            .await?;
+    }
+
     let identifier = repo
-        .variant_identifier::<S::Identifier>(hash, thumbnail_path.to_string_lossy().to_string())
+        .variant_identifier::<S::Identifier>(hash, thumbnail_string)
         .await?
         .ok_or(UploadError::MissingAlias)?;
 
@@ -706,6 +713,10 @@ async fn process<R: FullRepo, S: Store + 'static>(
         (hash, alias, true)
     };
 
+    if !config.server.read_only {
+        repo.accessed(hash.clone(), path_string.clone()).await?;
+    }
+
     let identifier_opt = repo
         .variant_identifier::<S::Identifier>(hash.clone(), path_string)
         .await?;
@@ -819,6 +830,10 @@ async fn process_head<R: FullRepo, S: Store + 'static>(
         return Ok(HttpResponse::NotFound().finish());
     };
 
+    if !config.server.read_only {
+        repo.accessed(hash.clone(), path_string.clone()).await?;
+    }
+
     let identifier_opt = repo
         .variant_identifier::<S::Identifier>(hash.clone(), path_string)
         .await?;
diff --git a/src/repo.rs b/src/repo.rs
index 898e0d5..3a0020e 100644
--- a/src/repo.rs
+++ b/src/repo.rs
@@ -188,6 +188,9 @@ pub(crate) trait VariantAccessRepo: BaseRepo {
 
     async fn accessed(&self, hash: Self::Bytes, variant: String) -> Result<(), RepoError>;
 
+    async fn contains_variant(&self, hash: Self::Bytes, variant: String)
+        -> Result<bool, RepoError>;
+
     async fn older_variants(
         &self,
         timestamp: time::OffsetDateTime,
@@ -207,6 +210,14 @@ where
         T::accessed(self, hash, variant).await
     }
 
+    async fn contains_variant(
+        &self,
+        hash: Self::Bytes,
+        variant: String,
+    ) -> Result<bool, RepoError> {
+        T::contains_variant(self, hash, variant).await
+    }
+
     async fn older_variants(
         &self,
         timestamp: time::OffsetDateTime,
diff --git a/src/repo/sled.rs b/src/repo/sled.rs
index 2ef0329..de44482 100644
--- a/src/repo/sled.rs
+++ b/src/repo/sled.rs
@@ -354,6 +354,18 @@ impl VariantAccessRepo for SledRepo {
         .map_err(RepoError::from)
     }
 
+    async fn contains_variant(
+        &self,
+        hash: Self::Bytes,
+        variant: String,
+    ) -> Result<bool, RepoError> {
+        let key = variant_access_key(&hash, &variant);
+
+        let timestamp = b!(self.variant_access, variant_access.get(key));
+
+        Ok(timestamp.is_some())
+    }
+
     async fn older_variants(
         &self,
         timestamp: time::OffsetDateTime,