diff --git a/recipes/economist.recipe b/recipes/economist.recipe
index bb9cb7e70c..cc6bf4e42a 100644
--- a/recipes/economist.recipe
+++ b/recipes/economist.recipe
@@ -55,12 +55,17 @@ class Economist(BasicNewsRecipe):
     '''
 
     def get_cover_url(self):
-        br = self.browser
-        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_0.jpg" %(issue.translate(None,'-'))
-        return cover_url
+        soup = self.index_to_soup('http://www.economist.com/printedition/covers')
+        div = soup.find('div', attrs={'class':lambda x: x and
+            'print-cover-links' in x})
+        a = div.find('a', href=True)
+        url = a.get('href')
+        if url.startswith('/'):
+            url = 'http://www.economist.com' + url
+        soup = self.index_to_soup(url)
+        div = soup.find('div', attrs={'class':'cover-content'})
+        img = div.find('img', src=True)
+        return img.get('src')
 
     def parse_index(self):
         return self.economist_parse_index()
diff --git a/recipes/economist_free.recipe b/recipes/economist_free.recipe
index 2956875445..30bb2c4faa 100644
--- a/recipes/economist_free.recipe
+++ b/recipes/economist_free.recipe
@@ -39,13 +39,17 @@ class Economist(BasicNewsRecipe):
     delay = 1
 
     def get_cover_url(self):
-        br = self.browser
-        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_0.jpg" %(issue.translate(None,'-'))
-        return cover_url
-
+        soup = self.index_to_soup('http://www.economist.com/printedition/covers')
+        div = soup.find('div', attrs={'class':lambda x: x and
+            'print-cover-links' in x})
+        a = div.find('a', href=True)
+        url = a.get('href')
+        if url.startswith('/'):
+            url = 'http://www.economist.com' + url
+        soup = self.index_to_soup(url)
+        div = soup.find('div', attrs={'class':'cover-content'})
+        img = div.find('img', src=True)
+        return img.get('src')
 
     def parse_index(self):
         try: