diff --git a/YACReaderLibrary/db/comic_model.cpp b/YACReaderLibrary/db/comic_model.cpp
index cc195970..7c820cfb 100644
--- a/YACReaderLibrary/db/comic_model.cpp
+++ b/YACReaderLibrary/db/comic_model.cpp
@@ -1208,9 +1208,10 @@ void ComicModel::notifyCoverChange(const ComicDB &comic)
     // this doesn't work in QML -> emit dataChanged(index(itemIndex, 0), index(itemIndex, 0), QVector<int>() << CoverPathRole);
 }
 
+// ????
 QUrl ComicModel::getCoverUrlPathForComicHash(const QString &hash) const
 {
-    return QUrl("file:" + _databasePath + "/covers/" + hash + ".jpg");
+    return QUrl::fromLocalFile(_databasePath + "/covers/" + hash + ".jpg");
 }
 
 void ComicModel::addComicsToFavorites(const QList<qulonglong> &comicIds)
diff --git a/YACReaderLibrary/db/folder_model.cpp b/YACReaderLibrary/db/folder_model.cpp
index 801b9899..ba7fdcce 100644
--- a/YACReaderLibrary/db/folder_model.cpp
+++ b/YACReaderLibrary/db/folder_model.cpp
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ QModelIndex FolderModel::addFolderAtParent(const QString &folderName, const QMod
 
 QUrl FolderModel::getCoverUrlPathForComicHash(const QString &hash) const
 {
-    return QUrl("file:" + _databasePath + "/covers/" + hash + ".jpg");
+    return QUrl::fromLocalFile(_databasePath + "/covers/" + hash + ".jpg");
 }
 
 void FolderModel::setShowRecent(bool showRecent)