diff --git a/apps/web/components/community/index.tsx b/apps/web/components/community/index.tsx
index e03be9d74..63c17b98c 100644
--- a/apps/web/components/community/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/components/community/index.tsx
@@ -521,7 +521,8 @@ export function CommunityForum({
                     return (
                         <Image
                             src={
-                                options && options.renderActualFile
+                                (options && options.renderActualFile) ||
+                                media.media?.file?.endsWith(".gif")
                                     ? media.media.file!
                                     : media.media.thumbnail
                             }
diff --git a/packages/components-library/src/hooks/use-medialit.ts b/packages/components-library/src/hooks/use-medialit.ts
index facc27eb9..3a44e9215 100644
--- a/packages/components-library/src/hooks/use-medialit.ts
+++ b/packages/components-library/src/hooks/use-medialit.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ export function useMediaLit({
                                 ? JSON.parse(mediaString)
                                 : null;
                             if (media) {
+                                delete media.group;
                                 onUploadComplete?.(media);
                                 resolve(media);
                             }