diff --git a/src/Socket/messages-send.ts b/src/Socket/messages-send.ts
index 542587dc..9a63b668 100644
--- a/src/Socket/messages-send.ts
+++ b/src/Socket/messages-send.ts
@@ -1068,6 +1068,11 @@ export const makeMessagesSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 			return 'media'
 		}
 
+		// Carousel with images → media type for Web real-time rendering
+		if (normalizedMessage.interactiveMessage?.carouselMessage) {
+			return 'media'
+		}
+
 		return 'text'
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/Utils/messages-media.ts b/src/Utils/messages-media.ts
index 53a1fa95..fe10f21d 100644
--- a/src/Utils/messages-media.ts
+++ b/src/Utils/messages-media.ts
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export const extractImageThumb = async (bufferOrFilePath: Readable | Buffer | st
 				height: dimensions.height
 			}
 		}
-	} else if ('jimp' in lib && typeof lib.jimp?.Jimp === 'object') {
+	} else if ('jimp' in lib && (typeof lib.jimp?.Jimp === 'object' || typeof lib.jimp?.Jimp === 'function')) {
 		const jimp = await (lib.jimp.Jimp as any).read(bufferOrFilePath)
 		const dimensions = {
 			width: jimp.width,