diff --git a/legacy/ethumb/src/bin/ethumbd_child.c b/legacy/ethumb/src/bin/ethumbd_child.c
index 38b155d0d6..aeae424dbc 100644
--- a/legacy/ethumb/src/bin/ethumbd_child.c
+++ b/legacy/ethumb/src/bin/ethumbd_child.c
@@ -271,7 +271,15 @@ _ec_op_generate(struct _Ethumbd_Child *ec)
 
    ethumb_file_set(ec->ethumbt[index], path, key);
    ethumb_thumb_path_set(ec->ethumbt[index], thumb_path, thumb_key);
-   ethumb_generate(ec->ethumbt[index], _ec_op_generated_cb, ec, NULL);
+
+   if (ethumb_exists(ec->ethumbt[index]))
+     {
+        _ec_op_generated_cb(ec, ec->ethumbt[index], EINA_TRUE);
+     }
+   else
+     {
+        ethumb_generate(ec->ethumbt[index], _ec_op_generated_cb, ec, NULL);
+     }
 
    free(path);
    free(key);