diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/albummodel.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/albummodel.cpp
index f721e79b5..d3ab1b860 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/albummodel.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/albummodel.cpp
@@ -347,7 +347,8 @@ AlbumModel::infoSystemInfo( Tomahawk::InfoSystem::InfoRequestData requestData, Q
         if ( !pm.isNull() )
             ai->cover = pm;
 
-        emit dataChanged( ai->index, ai->index.sibling( ai->index.row(), columnCount( QModelIndex() ) - 1 ) );
+        if ( ai->index.isValid() )
+            emit dataChanged( ai->index, ai->index.sibling( ai->index.row(), columnCount( QModelIndex() ) - 1 ) );
     }
 }