diff --git a/app/iiif_print/image_tool_decorator.rb b/app/iiif_print/image_tool_decorator.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5fa311ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/iiif_print/image_tool_decorator.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# OVERRIDE IIIF Print v1.0.0
+
+module IiifPrint
+  module ImageToolDecorator
+    # Add -ping option for efficiency
+    def im_identify
+      cmd = "identify -ping -format 'Geometry: %G\nDepth: %[bit-depth]\nColorspace: %[colorspace]\nAlpha: %A\nMIME type: %m\n' #{path}"
+      `#{cmd}`.lines
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+IiifPrint::ImageTool.prepend(IiifPrint::ImageToolDecorator)
diff --git a/app/mini_magick/image/info_decorator.rb b/app/mini_magick/image/info_decorator.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f58d828c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/mini_magick/image/info_decorator.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# OVERRIDE MiniMagick v4.11.0
+
+module MiniMagick
+  class Image
+    module InfoDecorator
+      def identify
+        MiniMagick::Tool::Identify.new do |builder|
+          yield builder if block_given?
+          builder << '-ping'
+          builder << path
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+MiniMagick::Image::Info.prepend(MiniMagick::Image::InfoDecorator)
diff --git a/ops/production-deploy.tmpl.yaml b/ops/production-deploy.tmpl.yaml
index 73e212b9..2a192c78 100644
--- a/ops/production-deploy.tmpl.yaml
+++ b/ops/production-deploy.tmpl.yaml
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ extraVolumeMounts: &volMounts
   - name: uploads
     mountPath: /app/samvera/hyrax-webapp/public/branding
     subPath: public-branding
+      #  - name: uploads
+      #mountPath: /app/samvera/hyrax-webapp/tmp/uploads
+      #subPath: uploads
 
 ingress:
   enabled: true
diff --git a/ops/staging-deploy.tmpl.yaml b/ops/staging-deploy.tmpl.yaml
index 5f57bcf7..0037dba7 100644
--- a/ops/staging-deploy.tmpl.yaml
+++ b/ops/staging-deploy.tmpl.yaml
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ extraVolumeMounts: &volMounts
   - name: uploads
     mountPath: /app/samvera/hyrax-webapp/public/branding
     subPath: public-branding
+  - name: uploads
+    mountPath: /app/samvera/hyrax-webapp/tmp/uploads
+    subPath: uploads
 
 
 ingress: