diff --git a/recipes/wsj.recipe b/recipes/wsj.recipe
index d3938f6b26..c1c63c4020 100644
--- a/recipes/wsj.recipe
+++ b/recipes/wsj.recipe
@@ -164,26 +164,32 @@ class WSJ(BasicNewsRecipe):
         return soup
 
     def _download_cover(self):
-        d = self.recipe_specific_options.get('date')
-        if not (d and isinstance(d, str)):
-            import os
-            from contextlib import closing
+        import os
+        from contextlib import closing
 
-            from calibre.utils.img import save_cover_data_to
+        from calibre.utils.img import save_cover_data_to
 
-            br = browser()
-            raw = br.open('https://www.frontpages.com/the-wall-street-journal/')
+        br = browser()
+        dt = self.recipe_specific_options.get('date')
+        if (dt and isinstance(dt, str)):
+            d, m, y = dt.split('-')
+            cu = f'https://www.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/WSJNewsPaper-{int(m)}-{int(d)}-{y}.jpg'
+        else:
+            raw = br.open('https://wsjtodaysedition.cmail19.com/t/d-e-suujjg-thithlkhlr-r/')
             soup = BeautifulSoup(raw.read())
-            cu = (
-                'https://www.frontpages.com'
-                + soup.find('img', attrs={'id': 'giornale-img'})['src']
-            )
-            self.report_progress(1, _('Downloading cover from %s') % cu)
-            with closing(br.open(cu, timeout=self.timeout)) as r:
-                cdata = r.read()
-            cpath = os.path.join(self.output_dir, 'cover.jpg')
-            save_cover_data_to(cdata, cpath)
-            self.cover_path = cpath
+            cu = soup.find(
+                    'img',
+                    attrs={
+                        'class': 'responsive-img',
+                        'src': lambda x: x and 'WSJNewsPaper' in x
+                    }
+                )['src']
+        self.report_progress(1, _('Downloading cover from %s') % cu)
+        with closing(br.open(cu, timeout=self.timeout)) as r:
+            cdata = r.read()
+        cpath = os.path.join(self.output_dir, 'cover.jpg')
+        save_cover_data_to(cdata, cpath)
+        self.cover_path = cpath
 
     def get_browser(self, *args, **kw):
         br = BasicNewsRecipe.get_browser(self, *args, **kw)