diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/tweak_epub.py b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/tweak_epub.py
index 80de8fe4f8..375917c620 100755
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/tweak_epub.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/tweak_epub.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class TweakEpubAction(InterfaceAction):
         if tprefs['update_metadata_from_calibre']:
             from calibre.ebooks.metadata.opf2 import pretty_print
             from calibre.ebooks.metadata.meta import set_metadata
-            mi = db.new_api.get_metadata(book_id)
+            mi = db.new_api.get_metadata(book_id, get_cover=True)
             with pretty_print, open(path, 'r+b') as f:
                 set_metadata(f, mi, stream_type=fmt.lower())
         notify = '%d:%s:%s:%s' % (book_id, fmt, db.library_id, db.library_path)