diff --git a/client/components/modals/authors/EditModal.vue b/client/components/modals/authors/EditModal.vue
index 28f739d6..c95026d1 100644
--- a/client/components/modals/authors/EditModal.vue
+++ b/client/components/modals/authors/EditModal.vue
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ export default {
       this.processing = true
       var result = await this.$axios.$patch(`/api/authors/${this.authorId}`, updatePayload).catch((error) => {
         console.error('Failed', error)
-        this.$toast.error(this.$strings.ToastAuthorUpdateFailed)
+        const errorMsg = error.response ? error.response.data : null
+        this.$toast.error(errorMsg || this.$strings.ToastAuthorUpdateFailed)
         return null
       })
       if (result) {
diff --git a/server/controllers/AuthorController.js b/server/controllers/AuthorController.js
index 0639d005..d3d72f7c 100644
--- a/server/controllers/AuthorController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/AuthorController.js
@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@ class AuthorController {
           payload.imagePath = imageData.path
           hasUpdated = true
         }
+      } else if (payload.imagePath && payload.imagePath !== req.author.imagePath) { // Changing image path locally
+        if (!await fs.pathExists(payload.imagePath)) { // Make sure image path exists
+          Logger.error(`[AuthorController] Image path does not exist: "${payload.imagePath}"`)
+          return res.status(400).send('Author image path does not exist')
+        }
+
+        if (req.author.imagePath) {
+          await this.cacheManager.purgeImageCache(req.author.id) // Purge cache
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -119,6 +128,8 @@ class AuthorController {
       }
 
       if (hasUpdated) {
+        req.author.updatedAt = Date.now()
+
         if (authorNameUpdate) { // Update author name on all books
           const itemsWithAuthor = this.db.libraryItems.filter(li => li.mediaType === 'book' && li.media.metadata.hasAuthor(req.author.id))
           itemsWithAuthor.forEach(libraryItem => {