diff --git a/crates/torii/graphql/src/object/erc/erc_token.rs b/crates/torii/graphql/src/object/erc/erc_token.rs
index 810246a046..af18bfc0ff 100644
--- a/crates/torii/graphql/src/object/erc/erc_token.rs
+++ b/crates/torii/graphql/src/object/erc/erc_token.rs
@@ -422,10 +422,8 @@ impl ResolvableObject for TokenObject {
                                                     v.to_string().trim_matches('"').to_string()
                                                 });
 
-                                            let contract_address: String =
-                                                row.get("contract_address");
-                                            let image_path = format!("{}/image", contract_address);
-
+                                            let image_path =
+                                                format!("{}/image", id.replace(":", "/"));
                                             (
                                                 metadata_str,
                                                 metadata_name,
@@ -501,9 +499,7 @@ fn create_token_metadata_from_row(row: &SqliteRow) -> sqlx::Result<ErcTokenType>
                 let metadata_attributes =
                     metadata.get("attributes").map(|v| v.to_string().trim_matches('"').to_string());
 
-                let contract_address: String = row.get("contract_address");
-                let image_path = format!("{}/image", contract_address);
-
+                let image_path = format!("{}/image", id.replace(":", "/"));
                 (metadata_str, metadata_name, metadata_description, metadata_attributes, image_path)
             };
 
diff --git a/crates/torii/server/src/artifacts.rs b/crates/torii/server/src/artifacts.rs
index 0bdec6cc93..dffda63f0b 100644
--- a/crates/torii/server/src/artifacts.rs
+++ b/crates/torii/server/src/artifacts.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use camino::Utf8PathBuf;
 use data_url::mime::Mime;
 use data_url::DataUrl;
 use image::{DynamicImage, ImageFormat};
-use reqwest::Client;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use sqlx::{Pool, Sqlite};
 use tokio::fs;
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ use tokio::fs::File;
 use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt};
 use tokio::sync::broadcast::Receiver;
 use torii_sqlite::constants::TOKENS_TABLE;
-use torii_sqlite::utils::fetch_content_from_ipfs;
+use torii_sqlite::utils::{fetch_content_from_http, fetch_content_from_ipfs};
 use tracing::{debug, error, trace};
 use warp::http::Response;
 use warp::path::Tail;
@@ -59,10 +58,7 @@ async fn serve_static_file(
 
     let token_id = format!("{}:{}", parts[0], parts[1]);
     if !token_image_dir.exists() {
-        match fetch_and_process_image(&artifacts_dir, &token_id, pool)
-            .await
-            .context(format!("Failed to fetch and process image for token_id: {}", token_id))
-        {
+        match fetch_and_process_image(&artifacts_dir, &token_id, pool).await {
             Ok(path) => path,
             Err(e) => {
                 error!(error = %e, "Failed to fetch and process image for token_id: {}", token_id);
@@ -177,15 +173,8 @@ async fn fetch_and_process_image(
         uri if uri.starts_with("http") || uri.starts_with("https") => {
             debug!(image_uri = %uri, "Fetching image from http/https URL");
             // Fetch image from HTTP/HTTPS URL
-            let client = Client::new();
-            let response = client
-                .get(uri)
-                .send()
-                .await
-                .context("Failed to fetch image from URL")?
-                .bytes()
-                .await
-                .context("Failed to read image bytes from response")?;
+            let response =
+                fetch_content_from_http(&uri).await.context("Failed to fetch image from URL")?;
 
             // svg files typically start with <svg or <?xml
             if response.starts_with(b"<svg") || response.starts_with(b"<?xml") {
@@ -195,7 +184,7 @@ async fn fetch_and_process_image(
                     format!("Unknown file format for token_id: {}, data: {:?}", token_id, &response)
                 })?;
                 ErcImageType::DynamicImage((
-                    image::load_from_memory(&response)
+                    image::load_from_memory_with_format(&response, format)
                         .context("Failed to load image from bytes")?,
                     format,
                 ))
@@ -218,7 +207,7 @@ async fn fetch_and_process_image(
                     )
                 })?;
                 ErcImageType::DynamicImage((
-                    image::load_from_memory(&response)
+                    image::load_from_memory_with_format(&response, format)
                         .context("Failed to load image from bytes")?,
                     format,
                 ))
@@ -239,7 +228,7 @@ async fn fetch_and_process_image(
                 let format = image::guess_format(&decoded.0)
                     .with_context(|| format!("Unknown file format for token_id: {}", token_id))?;
                 ErcImageType::DynamicImage((
-                    image::load_from_memory(&decoded.0)
+                    image::load_from_memory_with_format(&decoded.0, format)
                         .context("Failed to load image from bytes")?,
                     format,
                 ))
diff --git a/crates/torii/sqlite/src/constants.rs b/crates/torii/sqlite/src/constants.rs
index be9e7140b2..404c86140b 100644
--- a/crates/torii/sqlite/src/constants.rs
+++ b/crates/torii/sqlite/src/constants.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ pub const TOKEN_TRANSFER_TABLE: &str = "token_transfers";
 pub const TOKENS_TABLE: &str = "tokens";
 pub const WORLD_CONTRACT_TYPE: &str = "WORLD";
 pub const SQL_FELT_DELIMITER: &str = "/";
+pub const REQ_MAX_RETRIES: u8 = 3;
 
 pub const IPFS_URL: &str = "https://ipfs.io/ipfs/";
-pub const IPFS_CLIENT_MAX_RETRY: u8 = 3;
 
 pub const IPFS_CLIENT_URL: &str = "https://ipfs.infura.io:5001";
 pub const IPFS_CLIENT_USERNAME: &str = "2EBrzr7ZASQZKH32sl2xWauXPSA";
diff --git a/crates/torii/sqlite/src/utils.rs b/crates/torii/sqlite/src/utils.rs
index 9aa8c3d107..c1c4029a6a 100644
--- a/crates/torii/sqlite/src/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/torii/sqlite/src/utils.rs
@@ -7,13 +7,15 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use futures_util::TryStreamExt;
 use ipfs_api_backend_hyper::{IpfsApi, IpfsClient, TryFromUri};
+use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
+use reqwest::Client;
 use starknet::core::types::U256;
 use starknet_crypto::Felt;
 use tokio_util::bytes::Bytes;
 use tracing::debug;
 
 use crate::constants::{
-    IPFS_CLIENT_MAX_RETRY, IPFS_CLIENT_PASSWORD, IPFS_CLIENT_URL, IPFS_CLIENT_USERNAME,
+    IPFS_CLIENT_PASSWORD, IPFS_CLIENT_URL, IPFS_CLIENT_USERNAME, REQ_MAX_RETRIES,
     SQL_FELT_DELIMITER,
 };
 
@@ -105,32 +107,71 @@ pub fn sanitize_json_string(s: &str) -> String {
     result
 }
 
+// Global clients
+static HTTP_CLIENT: Lazy<Client> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    Client::builder()
+        .timeout(Duration::from_secs(10))
+        .pool_idle_timeout(Duration::from_secs(90))
+        .build()
+        .expect("Failed to create HTTP client")
+});
+
+static IPFS_CLIENT: Lazy<IpfsClient> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    IpfsClient::from_str(IPFS_CLIENT_URL)
+        .expect("Failed to create IPFS client")
+        .with_credentials(IPFS_CLIENT_USERNAME, IPFS_CLIENT_PASSWORD)
+});
+
+const INITIAL_BACKOFF: Duration = Duration::from_millis(100);
+
+/// Fetch content from HTTP URL with retries
+pub async fn fetch_content_from_http(url: &str) -> Result<Bytes> {
+    let mut retries = 0;
+    let mut backoff = INITIAL_BACKOFF;
+
+    loop {
+        match HTTP_CLIENT.get(url).send().await {
+            Ok(response) => {
+                if !response.status().is_success() {
+                    return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
+                        "HTTP request failed with status: {}",
+                        response.status()
+                    ));
+                }
+                return response.bytes().await.map_err(Into::into);
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                if retries >= REQ_MAX_RETRIES {
+                    return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("HTTP request failed: {}", e));
+                }
+                debug!(error = %e, retry = retries, "Request failed, retrying after backoff");
+                tokio::time::sleep(backoff).await;
+                retries += 1;
+                backoff *= 2;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Fetch content from IPFS with retries
 pub async fn fetch_content_from_ipfs(cid: &str) -> Result<Bytes> {
-    let mut retries = IPFS_CLIENT_MAX_RETRY;
-    let client = IpfsClient::from_str(IPFS_CLIENT_URL)?
-        .with_credentials(IPFS_CLIENT_USERNAME, IPFS_CLIENT_PASSWORD);
+    let mut retries = 0;
+    let mut backoff = INITIAL_BACKOFF;
 
-    while retries > 0 {
-        let response = client.cat(cid).map_ok(|chunk| chunk.to_vec()).try_concat().await;
-        match response {
+    loop {
+        match IPFS_CLIENT.cat(cid).map_ok(|chunk| chunk.to_vec()).try_concat().await {
             Ok(stream) => return Ok(Bytes::from(stream)),
             Err(e) => {
-                retries -= 1;
-                debug!(
-                    error = %e,
-                    remaining_attempts = retries,
-                    cid = cid,
-                    "Failed to fetch content from IPFS, retrying after delay"
-                );
-                tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(3)).await;
+                if retries >= REQ_MAX_RETRIES {
+                    return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("IPFS request failed: {}", e));
+                }
+                debug!(error = %e, retry = retries, "Request failed, retrying after backoff");
+                tokio::time::sleep(backoff).await;
+                retries += 1;
+                backoff *= 2;
             }
         }
     }
-
-    Err(anyhow::anyhow!(format!(
-        "Failed to pull data from IPFS after {} attempts, cid: {}",
-        IPFS_CLIENT_MAX_RETRY, cid
-    )))
 }
 
 // type used to do calculation on inmemory balances