diff --git a/client/components/modals/item/tabs/Match.vue b/client/components/modals/item/tabs/Match.vue
index 8aa312b5..7051a444 100644
--- a/client/components/modals/item/tabs/Match.vue
+++ b/client/components/modals/item/tabs/Match.vue
@@ -546,24 +546,11 @@ export default {
       // Persist in local storage
       localStorage.setItem('selectedMatchUsage', JSON.stringify(this.selectedMatchUsage))
 
-      if (updatePayload.metadata.cover) {
-        const coverPayload = {
-          url: updatePayload.metadata.cover
-        }
-        const success = await this.$axios.$post(`/api/items/${this.libraryItemId}/cover`, coverPayload).catch((error) => {
-          console.error('Failed to update', error)
-          return false
-        })
-        if (success) {
-          this.$toast.success(this.$strings.ToastItemCoverUpdateSuccess)
-        } else {
-          this.$toast.error(this.$strings.ToastItemCoverUpdateFailed)
-        }
-        console.log('Updated cover')
-        delete updatePayload.metadata.cover
-      }
-
       if (Object.keys(updatePayload).length) {
+        if (updatePayload.metadata.cover) {
+          updatePayload.url = updatePayload.metadata.cover
+          delete updatePayload.metadata.cover
+        }
         const mediaUpdatePayload = updatePayload
         const updateResult = await this.$axios.$patch(`/api/items/${this.libraryItemId}/media`, mediaUpdatePayload).catch((error) => {
           console.error('Failed to update', error)
diff --git a/server/controllers/LibraryItemController.js b/server/controllers/LibraryItemController.js
index 26b375a0..dfa1daea 100644
--- a/server/controllers/LibraryItemController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/LibraryItemController.js
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ class LibraryItemController {
     const libraryItem = req.libraryItem
     const mediaPayload = req.body
 
+    if (mediaPayload.url) {
+      await LibraryItemController.prototype.uploadCover.bind(this)(req, res, false)
+      if (res.writableEnded) return
+    }
+
     // Book specific
     if (libraryItem.isBook) {
       await this.createAuthorsAndSeriesForItemUpdate(mediaPayload, libraryItem.libraryId)
@@ -146,7 +151,7 @@ class LibraryItemController {
       seriesRemoved = libraryItem.media.metadata.series.filter(se => !seriesIdsInUpdate.includes(se.id))
     }
 
-    const hasUpdates = libraryItem.media.update(mediaPayload)
+    const hasUpdates = libraryItem.media.update(mediaPayload) || mediaPayload.url
     if (hasUpdates) {
       libraryItem.updatedAt = Date.now()
 
@@ -171,7 +176,7 @@ class LibraryItemController {
   }
 
   // POST: api/items/:id/cover
-  async uploadCover(req, res) {
+  async uploadCover(req, res, updateAndReturnJson = true) {
     if (!req.user.canUpload) {
       Logger.warn('User attempted to upload a cover without permission', req.user)
       return res.sendStatus(403)
@@ -196,12 +201,14 @@ class LibraryItemController {
       return res.status(500).send('Unknown error occurred')
     }
 
-    await Database.updateLibraryItem(libraryItem)
-    SocketAuthority.emitter('item_updated', libraryItem.toJSONExpanded())
-    res.json({
-      success: true,
-      cover: result.cover
-    })
+    if (updateAndReturnJson) {
+      await Database.updateLibraryItem(libraryItem)
+      SocketAuthority.emitter('item_updated', libraryItem.toJSONExpanded())
+      res.json({
+        success: true,
+        cover: result.cover
+      })
+    }
   }
 
   // PATCH: api/items/:id/cover
diff --git a/server/models/LibraryItem.js b/server/models/LibraryItem.js
index c7da31f6..21f4228e 100644
--- a/server/models/LibraryItem.js
+++ b/server/models/LibraryItem.js
@@ -378,6 +378,9 @@ class LibraryItem extends Model {
       if (!areEquivalent(updatedLibraryItem[key], existingValue, true)) {
         Logger.debug(`[LibraryItem] "${libraryItemExpanded.media.title}" ${key} updated from ${existingValue} to ${updatedLibraryItem[key]}`)
         hasLibraryItemUpdates = true
+        if (key === 'updatedAt') {
+          libraryItemExpanded.changed('updatedAt', true)
+        }
       }
     }
     if (hasLibraryItemUpdates) {
@@ -405,6 +408,7 @@ class LibraryItem extends Model {
       isInvalid: !!oldLibraryItem.isInvalid,
       mtime: oldLibraryItem.mtimeMs,
       ctime: oldLibraryItem.ctimeMs,
+      updatedAt: oldLibraryItem.updatedAt,
       birthtime: oldLibraryItem.birthtimeMs,
       size: oldLibraryItem.size,
       lastScan: oldLibraryItem.lastScan,