diff --git a/API.Tests/Services/MetadataServiceTests.cs b/API.Tests/Services/MetadataServiceTests.cs
index 3f550f80a..796201538 100644
--- a/API.Tests/Services/MetadataServiceTests.cs
+++ b/API.Tests/Services/MetadataServiceTests.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ namespace API.Tests.Services
             }, false, false));
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void ShouldUpdateCoverImage_OnFirstRunSeries()
+        {
+            // Represents first run
+            Assert.True(MetadataService.ShouldUpdateCoverImage(null,null, false, false));
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void ShouldUpdateCoverImage_OnSecondRun_FileModified()
         {
diff --git a/API/Services/MetadataService.cs b/API/Services/MetadataService.cs
index 2db52fe3f..fe2a27172 100644
--- a/API/Services/MetadataService.cs
+++ b/API/Services/MetadataService.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
-using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using API.Comparators;
@@ -37,11 +36,6 @@ namespace API.Services
             _imageService = imageService;
         }
 
-        private static bool IsCoverImageSet(byte[] coverImage, bool forceUpdate = false)
-        {
-            return forceUpdate || HasCoverImage(coverImage);
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Determines whether an entity should regenerate cover image
         /// </summary>
@@ -104,7 +98,8 @@ namespace API.Services
         /// <param name="forceUpdate">Force updating cover image even if underlying file has not been modified or chapter already has a cover image</param>
         public void UpdateMetadata(Volume volume, bool forceUpdate)
         {
-            if (volume == null || !IsCoverImageSet(volume.CoverImage, forceUpdate)) return;
+            if (volume == null || !ShouldUpdateCoverImage(volume.CoverImage, null, forceUpdate
+                , false)) return;
 
             volume.Chapters ??= new List<Chapter>();
             var firstChapter = volume.Chapters.OrderBy(x => double.Parse(x.Number), _chapterSortComparer).FirstOrDefault();