diff --git a/views.py b/views.py
index 00fa9f9..3ed571f 100644
--- a/views.py
+++ b/views.py
@@ -26,8 +26,21 @@ def thumbnailProxy(received_request):
 			'error_msg': 'invalid request. pretend this is a thumbnail :D'
 			}), mimetype='application/json', status=400)
 
-	thumbnail = requests.get(prefix + "vi/" + received_request, headers=ythdd_globals.getHeaders(caller='proxy'), stream=True)
+	quality_urls = ['maxresdefault', 'sddefault', 'hqdefault', 'mqdefault', 'default', '1', '2', '3']
+	video_id, requested_quality = received_request.split('/')
+	
+	thumbnail = requests.get(prefix + "vi/" + video_id + "/" + requested_quality, headers=ythdd_globals.getHeaders(caller='proxy'), stream=True)
 	thumbnail.raw.decode_content = True
+
+	quality_id = 0
+	if requested_quality == "maxres.jpg":
+		# if requested quality is maxres,
+		# provide the best quality possible
+		while thumbnail.status_code != 200:
+			thumbnail = requests.get(prefix + "vi/" + video_id + "/" + quality_urls[quality_id] + ".jpg", headers=ythdd_globals.getHeaders(caller='proxy'), stream=True)
+			thumbnail.raw.decode_content = True
+			quality_id += 1
+
 	response = Response(thumbnail.raw, mimetype=thumbnail.headers['content-type'], status=thumbnail.status_code)
 
 	return response
diff --git a/ythdd_inv_tl.py b/ythdd_inv_tl.py
index 94a042f..0530b2f 100644
--- a/ythdd_inv_tl.py
+++ b/ythdd_inv_tl.py
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ import ythdd_struct_parser
 # [✓] /api/v1/videos/:videoIdXXXX
 # [✓] /api/v1/playlists/:plid
 # [✓] /api/v1/channel/{videos, shorts, playlists, streams, latest?}/:ucid (rewrite)
+# [✓] /api/v1/:videoIdXXXX/maxres.jpg redirects to best quality thumbnail
 # ----------
 # PLANNED:
-# [X] /api/v1/:videoIdXXXX/maxres.jpg redirects to best quality thumbnail
 # [X] /api/v1/storyboards/:videoIdXXXX
 # [X] /api/v1/videos/:videoIdXXXX does not depend on yt-dlp and offloads stream retrieval elsewhere (making initial response fast)
 # [X] /api/v1/manifest/:videoIdXXXX (above is prerequisite)
diff --git a/ythdd_struct_parser.py b/ythdd_struct_parser.py
index cb4b6fa..bc1e966 100644
--- a/ythdd_struct_parser.py
+++ b/ythdd_struct_parser.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def genThumbs(videoId: str):
 
 	result = []
 	thumbnails = [
-			#{'height': 720, 'width': 1280, 'quality': "maxres",        'url': "maxres"}, # for the time being omit the buggy maxres quality
+			{'height': 720, 'width': 1280, 'quality': "maxres",        'url': "maxres"}, # will always attempt to return the best quality available
 			{'height': 720, 'width': 1280, 'quality': "maxresdefault", 'url': "maxresdefault"},
 			{'height': 480, 'width': 640,  'quality': "sddefault",     'url': "sddefault"},
 			{'height': 360, 'width': 480,  'quality': "high",          'url': "hqdefault"},