diff --git a/src/calibre/utils/resources.py b/src/calibre/utils/resources.py
index fdad08f5e7..7ec24aa776 100644
--- a/src/calibre/utils/resources.py
+++ b/src/calibre/utils/resources.py
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ class PathResolver(object):
 
     def __call__(self, path, allow_user_override=True):
         path = path.replace(os.sep, '/')
-        ans = self.cache.get(path, None)
+        key = (path, allow_user_override)
+        ans = self.cache.get(key, None)
         if ans is None:
             for base in self.locations:
                 if not allow_user_override and base == self.user_path:
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ class PathResolver(object):
             if ans is None:
                 ans = os.path.join(self.default_path, *path.split('/'))
 
-            self.cache[path] = ans
+            self.cache[key] = ans
 
         return ans
 
@@ -73,8 +74,8 @@ def get_path(path, data=False, allow_user_override=True):
 
 def get_image_path(path, data=False, allow_user_override=True):
     if not path:
-        return get_path('images')
-    return get_path('images/'+path, data=data)
+        return get_path('images', allow_user_override=allow_user_override)
+    return get_path('images/'+path, data=data, allow_user_override=allow_user_override)
 
 def _compile_coffeescript(name):
     from calibre.utils.serve_coffee import compile_coffeescript