diff --git a/maloja/external.py b/maloja/external.py
index 5f90197..e2bb309 100644
--- a/maloja/external.py
+++ b/maloja/external.py
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ def api_request_artist(artist):
 						for node in step[1]:
 							var = var[node]
 				assert isinstance(var,str) and var != ""
-			except:
+			except Exception as e:
+				log("Error while getting artist image from " + api["name"],module="external")
+				log(str(e),module="external")
 				continue
 
 			return var
diff --git a/maloja/utilities.py b/maloja/utilities.py
index f61ec25..af77c1b 100644
--- a/maloja/utilities.py
+++ b/maloja/utilities.py
@@ -239,11 +239,6 @@ local_track_cache = caching.Cache(maxage=local_cache_age)
 
 def getTrackImage(artists,title,fast=False):
 
-#	obj = (frozenset(artists),title)
-#	filename = "-".join([re.sub("[^a-zA-Z0-9]","",artist) for artist in sorted(artists)]) + "_" + re.sub("[^a-zA-Z0-9]","",title)
-#	if filename == "": filename = str(hash(obj))
-#	filepath = "images/tracks/" + filename
-
 	if settings.get_settings("USE_LOCAL_IMAGES"):
 
 		try:
@@ -257,21 +252,6 @@ def getTrackImage(artists,title,fast=False):
 				return urllib.parse.quote(res)
 
 
-	# check if custom image exists
-#	if os.path.exists(filepath + ".png"):
-#		imgurl = "/" + filepath + ".png"
-#		return imgurl
-#	elif os.path.exists(filepath + ".jpg"):
-#		imgurl = "/" + filepath + ".jpg"
-#		return imgurl
-#	elif os.path.exists(filepath + ".jpeg"):
-#		imgurl = "/" + filepath + ".jpeg"
-#		return imgurl
-#	elif os.path.exists(filepath + ".gif"):
-#		imgurl = "/" + filepath + ".gif"
-#		return imgurl
-
-
 	try:
 		# check our cache
 		# if we have cached the nonexistence of that image, we immediately return the redirect to the artist and let the resolver handle it
@@ -313,17 +293,13 @@ def getTrackImage(artists,title,fast=False):
 
 def getArtistImage(artist,fast=False):
 
-#	obj = artist
-#	filename = re.sub("[^a-zA-Z0-9]","",artist)
-#	if filename == "": filename = str(hash(obj))
-#	filepath = "images/artists/" + filename
-#	#filepath_cache = "info/artists_cache/" + filename
-
 	if settings.get_settings("USE_LOCAL_IMAGES"):
 
 		try:
 			return local_artist_cache.get(artist)
+			# Local cached image
 		except:
+			# Get all local images, select one if present
 			images = local_files(artist=artist)
 			if len(images) != 0:
 				#return random.choice(images)
@@ -332,28 +308,16 @@ def getArtistImage(artist,fast=False):
 				return urllib.parse.quote(res)
 
 
-	# check if custom image exists
-#	if os.path.exists(filepath + ".png"):
-#		imgurl = "/" + filepath + ".png"
-#		return imgurl
-#	elif os.path.exists(filepath + ".jpg"):
-#		imgurl = "/" + filepath + ".jpg"
-#		return imgurl
-#	elif os.path.exists(filepath + ".jpeg"):
-#		imgurl = "/" + filepath + ".jpeg"
-#		return imgurl
-#	elif os.path.exists(filepath + ".gif"):
-#		imgurl = "/" + filepath + ".gif"
-#		return imgurl
-
-
+	# if no local images (or setting to not use them)
 	try:
-		#result = cachedArtists[artist]
-		result = artist_cache.get(artist) #artist_from_cache(artist)
+		# check cache for foreign image
+		result = artist_cache.get(artist)
 		if result is not None: return result
 		else: return ""
+		# none means non-existence is cached, return empty
 	except:
 		pass
+		# no cache entry, go on
 
 
 
@@ -362,7 +326,6 @@ def getArtistImage(artist,fast=False):
 #	if apikey is None: return "" # DO NOT CACHE THAT
 
 
-
 	# fast request only retuns cached and local results, generates redirect link for rest
 	if fast: return "/image?artist=" + urllib.parse.quote(artist)