diff --git a/src/calibre/library/check_library.py b/src/calibre/library/check_library.py
index b49330db3e..19ecb97308 100644
--- a/src/calibre/library/check_library.py
+++ b/src/calibre/library/check_library.py
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ CHECKS = [('invalid_titles',    _('Invalid titles'), True, False),
           ('missing_formats',   _('Missing book formats'), False, False),
           ('extra_formats',     _('Extra book formats'), True, False),
           ('extra_files',       _('Unknown files in books'), True, False),
-          ('missing_covers',    _('Missing covers in books'), False, True),
-          ('extra_covers',      _('Extra covers in books'), True, True),
+          ('missing_covers',    _('Missing covers files'), False, True),
+          ('extra_covers',      _('Cover files not in database'), True, True),
           ('failed_folders',    _('Folders raising exception'), False, False)
       ]
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/library/restore.py b/src/calibre/library/restore.py
index bc2c740279..76f3c0333d 100644
--- a/src/calibre/library/restore.py
+++ b/src/calibre/library/restore.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class Restore(Thread):
         sizes   = [os.path.getsize(os.path.join(dirpath, x)) for x in formats]
         names   = [os.path.splitext(x)[0] for x in formats]
         opf = os.path.join(dirpath, 'metadata.opf')
-        mi = OPF(opf).to_book_metadata()
+        mi = OPF(opf, basedir=dirpath).to_book_metadata()
         timestamp = os.path.getmtime(opf)
         path = os.path.relpath(dirpath, self.src_library_path).replace(os.sep,
                 '/')