diff --git a/server/controllers/PodcastController.js b/server/controllers/PodcastController.js
index 36c82d01..5c0b5e1e 100644
--- a/server/controllers/PodcastController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/PodcastController.js
@@ -11,20 +11,20 @@ class PodcastController {
   async create(req, res) {
     if (!req.user.isAdminOrUp) {
       Logger.error(`[PodcastController] Non-admin user attempted to create podcast`, req.user)
-      return res.sendStatus(500)
+      return res.sendStatus(403)
     }
     const payload = req.body
 
     const library = this.db.libraries.find(lib => lib.id === payload.libraryId)
     if (!library) {
       Logger.error(`[PodcastController] Create: Library not found "${payload.libraryId}"`)
-      return res.status(400).send('Library not found')
+      return res.status(404).send('Library not found')
     }
 
     const folder = library.folders.find(fold => fold.id === payload.folderId)
     if (!folder) {
       Logger.error(`[PodcastController] Create: Folder not found "${payload.folderId}"`)
-      return res.status(400).send('Folder not found')
+      return res.status(404).send('Folder not found')
     }
 
     var podcastPath = payload.path.replace(/\\/g, '/')
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class PodcastController {
   async checkNewEpisodes(req, res) {
     if (!req.user.isAdminOrUp) {
       Logger.error(`[PodcastController] Non-admin user attempted to check/download episodes`, req.user)
-      return res.sendStatus(500)
+      return res.sendStatus(403)
     }
 
     var libraryItem = req.libraryItem
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class PodcastController {
   clearEpisodeDownloadQueue(req, res) {
     if (!req.user.isAdminOrUp) {
       Logger.error(`[PodcastController] Non-admin user attempting to clear download queue "${req.user.username}"`)
-      return res.sendStatus(500)
+      return res.sendStatus(403)
     }
     this.podcastManager.clearDownloadQueue(req.params.id)
     res.sendStatus(200)
diff --git a/server/controllers/SearchController.js b/server/controllers/SearchController.js
index 9246bed9..05f0cff6 100644
--- a/server/controllers/SearchController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/SearchController.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+const Logger = require("../Logger")
+
 class SearchController {
   constructor() { }
 
@@ -11,11 +13,16 @@ class SearchController {
 
   async findCovers(req, res) {
     var query = req.query
-    var podcast = query.podcast == 1
+    const podcast = query.podcast == 1
+
+    if (!query.title) {
+      Logger.error(`[SearchController] findCovers: No title sent in query`)
+      return res.sendStatus(400)
+    }
 
     var result = null
     if (podcast) result = await this.podcastFinder.findCovers(query.title)
-    else result = await this.bookFinder.findCovers(query.provider, query.title, query.author || null)
+    else result = await this.bookFinder.findCovers(query.provider || 'google', query.title, query.author || null)
     res.json(result)
   }