diff --git a/strata-daemon/src/db.rs b/strata-daemon/src/db.rs
index be4199a..0876c96 100644
--- a/strata-daemon/src/db.rs
+++ b/strata-daemon/src/db.rs
@@ -263,11 +263,12 @@ impl Db {
         Ok(blob.flatten())
     }
 
-    /// Fetch raw item content for clipboard write-back.
+    /// Fetch raw item content for clipboard write-back. Does not load
+    /// thumbnail_blob -- callers only need the original payload.
     pub fn get_raw_item(&self, id: &str) -> Result<Option<RawItem>> {
         let conn = lock_conn(&self.conn);
         let result = conn.query_row(
-            "SELECT id, mime_type, content_text, content_blob, thumbnail_blob, source_app, created_at
+            "SELECT id, mime_type, content_text, content_blob, source_app, created_at
              FROM clipboard_history WHERE id = ?1",
             params![id],
             |row| {
@@ -276,9 +277,9 @@ impl Db {
                     mime_type: row.get(1)?,
                     content_text: row.get(2)?,
                     content_blob: row.get(3)?,
-                    thumbnail_blob: row.get(4)?,
-                    source_app: row.get(5)?,
-                    created_at: row.get(6)?,
+                    thumbnail_blob: None,
+                    source_app: row.get(4)?,
+                    created_at: row.get(5)?,
                 })
             },
         ).ok();