diff --git a/recipes/economist.recipe b/recipes/economist.recipe
index 0a75706f5b..bb9cb7e70c 100644
--- a/recipes/economist.recipe
+++ b/recipes/economist.recipe
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Economist(BasicNewsRecipe):
         br.open(self.INDEX)
         issue = br.geturl().split('/')[4]
         self.log('Fetching cover for issue: %s'%issue)
-        cover_url = "http://media.economist.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/print-cover-full/print-covers/%s_CNA400.jpg" %(issue.translate(None,'-'))
+        cover_url = "http://media.economist.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/print-cover-full/print-covers/%s_CNA400_0.jpg" %(issue.translate(None,'-'))
         return cover_url
 
     def parse_index(self):
diff --git a/recipes/economist_free.recipe b/recipes/economist_free.recipe
index 8d446d7de3..2956875445 100644
--- a/recipes/economist_free.recipe
+++ b/recipes/economist_free.recipe
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Economist(BasicNewsRecipe):
         br.open(self.INDEX)
         issue = br.geturl().split('/')[4]
         self.log('Fetching cover for issue: %s'%issue)
-        cover_url = "http://media.economist.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/print-cover-full/print-covers/%s_CNA400.jpg" %(issue.translate(None,'-'))
+        cover_url = "http://media.economist.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/print-cover-full/print-covers/%s_CNA400_0.jpg" %(issue.translate(None,'-'))
         return cover_url