diff --git a/video-gen-api/app/api/v1/generation.py b/video-gen-api/app/api/v1/generation.py
index fc682750..8b6b4dd0 100644
--- a/video-gen-api/app/api/v1/generation.py
+++ b/video-gen-api/app/api/v1/generation.py
@@ -420,7 +420,12 @@ async def generate(
             from app.services.video_queue import task_queue
 
             engine = await get_active_engine(db)
-            task_id = await submit_video_task(db, engine, record)
+            task_id = await submit_video_task(
+                db,
+                engine,
+                record,
+                include_media_references=False,
+            )
             record.seedance_task_id = task_id
             await db.flush()
             await task_queue.enqueue(record_id)
@@ -523,7 +528,12 @@ async def retry_generation(
         if record.gen_type == GenerationType.video:
             from app.services.video_gen import get_active_engine, submit_video_task, extract_error_message
             engine = await get_active_engine(db)
-            task_id = await submit_video_task(db, engine, record)
+            task_id = await submit_video_task(
+                db,
+                engine,
+                record,
+                include_media_references=False,
+            )
             record.seedance_task_id = task_id
             await db.flush()
         await task_queue.enqueue(record_id)