From d9ac52aa0f646bbfdfa2488f5b3d9dd7222dad3e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Amelia <77553571+Fesaa@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 14 May 2025 16:43:52 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Fix first chapter in a series not having a cover when K+
 replaces series cover

---
 API/Services/Tasks/Metadata/CoverDbService.cs | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/API/Services/Tasks/Metadata/CoverDbService.cs b/API/Services/Tasks/Metadata/CoverDbService.cs
index 59f01de55..99d02401b 100644
--- a/API/Services/Tasks/Metadata/CoverDbService.cs
+++ b/API/Services/Tasks/Metadata/CoverDbService.cs
@@ -572,7 +572,13 @@ public class CoverDbService : ICoverDbService
                         var choseNewImage = string.Equals(betterImage, tempFullPath, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
                         if (choseNewImage)
                         {
-                            _directoryService.DeleteFiles([existingPath]);
+
+                            // Don't delete series cover, unless it's an override, otherwise the first chapter cover will be null
+                            if (existingPath.Contains(ImageService.GetSeriesFormat(series.Id)))
+                            {
+                                _directoryService.DeleteFiles([existingPath]);
+                            }
+
                             _directoryService.CopyFile(tempFullPath, finalFullPath);
                             series.CoverImage = finalFileName;
                         }