diff --git a/drivers/local/driver.go b/drivers/local/driver.go
index 8a804ef3..faa2b3bd 100644
--- a/drivers/local/driver.go
+++ b/drivers/local/driver.go
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ type Local struct {
 	// zero means no limit
 	thumbConcurrency int
 	thumbTokenBucket TokenBucket
+
+	// video thumb position
+	videoThumbPos             float64
+	videoThumbPosIsPercentage bool
 }
 
 func (d *Local) Config() driver.Config {
@@ -92,6 +96,8 @@ func (d *Local) Init(ctx context.Context) error {
 		if val < 0 || val > 100 {
 			return fmt.Errorf("invalid video_thumb_pos value: %s, the precentage must be a number between 0 and 100", d.VideoThumbPos)
 		}
+		d.videoThumbPosIsPercentage = true
+		d.videoThumbPos = val / 100
 	} else {
 		val, err := strconv.ParseFloat(d.VideoThumbPos, 64)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -100,6 +106,8 @@ func (d *Local) Init(ctx context.Context) error {
 		if val < 0 {
 			return fmt.Errorf("invalid video_thumb_pos value: %s, the time must be a positive number", d.VideoThumbPos)
 		}
+		d.videoThumbPosIsPercentage = false
+		d.videoThumbPos = val
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/drivers/local/util.go b/drivers/local/util.go
index d2fbd097..802f60cf 100644
--- a/drivers/local/util.go
+++ b/drivers/local/util.go
@@ -61,22 +61,14 @@ func (d *Local) GetSnapshot(videoPath string) (imgData *bytes.Buffer, err error)
 	}
 
 	var ss string
-	if strings.HasSuffix(d.VideoThumbPos, "%") {
-		percentage, err := strconv.ParseFloat(strings.TrimSuffix(d.VideoThumbPos, "%"), 64)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		ss = fmt.Sprintf("%f", totalDuration*percentage/100)
+	if d.videoThumbPosIsPercentage {
+		ss = fmt.Sprintf("%f", totalDuration*d.videoThumbPos)
 	} else {
-		val, err := strconv.ParseFloat(d.VideoThumbPos, 64)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
 		// If the value is greater than the total duration, use the total duration
-		if val > totalDuration {
+		if d.videoThumbPos > totalDuration {
 			ss = fmt.Sprintf("%f", totalDuration)
 		} else {
-			ss = d.VideoThumbPos
+			ss = fmt.Sprintf("%f", d.videoThumbPos)
 		}
 	}