diff --git a/frigate/api/media.py b/frigate/api/media.py
index 52045b160..b8efd1f22 100644
--- a/frigate/api/media.py
+++ b/frigate/api/media.py
@@ -217,38 +217,10 @@ def get_snapshot_from_recording(camera_name: str, frame_time: str, format: str):
         height = request.args.get("height", type=int)
         codec = "png" if format == "png" else "mjpeg"
 
-        ffmpeg_cmd = [
-            "ffmpeg",
-            "-hide_banner",
-            "-loglevel",
-            "warning",
-            "-ss",
-            f"00:00:{time_in_segment}",
-            "-i",
-            recording.path,
-            "-frames:v",
-            "1",
-            "-c:v",
-            codec,
-            "-f",
-            "image2pipe",
-            "-",
-        ]
-
-        if height:
-            ffmpeg_cmd.insert(-3, "-vf")
-            ffmpeg_cmd.insert(-3, f"scale=-1:{height}")
-
-        process = sp.run(
-            ffmpeg_cmd,
-            capture_output=True,
+        image_data = get_image_from_recording(
+            recording.path, time_in_segment, codec, height
         )
 
-        if process.returncode == 0:
-            image_data = process.stdout
-        else:
-            image_data = None
-
         if not image_data:
             return make_response(
                 jsonify(
@@ -303,7 +275,7 @@ def submit_recording_snapshot_to_plus(camera_name: str, frame_time: str):
     try:
         recording: Recordings = recording_query.get()
         time_in_segment = frame_time - recording.start_time
-        image_data = get_image_from_recording(recording.path, time_in_segment)
+        image_data = get_image_from_recording(recording.path, time_in_segment, "png", 0)
 
         if not image_data:
             return make_response(
diff --git a/frigate/util/image.py b/frigate/util/image.py
index 7c470a2a0..1dc8506fe 100644
--- a/frigate/util/image.py
+++ b/frigate/util/image.py
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ def add_mask(mask: str, mask_img: np.ndarray):
 
 
 def get_image_from_recording(
-    file_path: str, relative_frame_time: float
+    file_path: str, relative_frame_time: float, codec: str, height: int
 ) -> Optional[any]:
     """retrieve a frame from given time in recording file."""
 
@@ -781,12 +781,16 @@ def get_image_from_recording(
         "-frames:v",
         "1",
         "-c:v",
-        "png",
+        codec,
         "-f",
         "image2pipe",
         "-",
     ]
 
+    if height:
+        ffmpeg_cmd.insert(-3, "-vf")
+        ffmpeg_cmd.insert(-3, f"scale=-1:{height}")
+
     process = sp.run(
         ffmpeg_cmd,
         capture_output=True,