diff --git a/pkg/goldenaudiobooks/golden.go b/pkg/goldenaudiobooks/golden.go
index d77383a..b0edbe6 100644
--- a/pkg/goldenaudiobooks/golden.go
+++ b/pkg/goldenaudiobooks/golden.go
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ func BookFetcher(b *Book, dest string, createLocal bool) error {
 	log.Infof("Image: %q", b.Image)
 
 	err := func() error {
+		if b.Image == "" {
+			log.Infof("no image found. nothing fetched")
+			return nil
+		}
 		fd, err := os.OpenFile(filepath.Join(p, "cover.jpg"), os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE, os.FileMode(0644))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err