diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/Album.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/Album.cpp
index 5fa1ae290..a639042c7 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/Album.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/Album.cpp
@@ -181,9 +181,10 @@ Album::infoSystemInfo( const Tomahawk::InfoSystem::InfoRequestData& requestData,
         if ( ba.length() )
         {
             m_coverBuffer = ba;
-            m_coverLoaded = true;
             emit coverChanged();
         }
+
+        m_coverLoaded = true;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/Artist.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/Artist.cpp
index f06a542bb..fbd30f477 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/Artist.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/Artist.cpp
@@ -321,9 +321,10 @@ Artist::infoSystemInfo( Tomahawk::InfoSystem::InfoRequestData requestData, QVari
                 if ( ba.length() )
                 {
                     m_coverBuffer = ba;
-                    m_coverLoaded = true;
                     emit coverChanged();
                 }
+
+                m_coverLoaded = true;
             }
 
             break;