diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaCover/MediaCoversUpdatedEvent.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaCover/MediaCoversUpdatedEvent.cs
index 780fbfb7d..fdba56641 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaCover/MediaCoversUpdatedEvent.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaCover/MediaCoversUpdatedEvent.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public MediaCoversUpdatedEvent(Author author, bool updated)
         public MediaCoversUpdatedEvent(Book book, bool updated)
         {
             Book = book;
+            Updated = updated;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Readarr.Api.V1/Author/AuthorController.cs b/src/Readarr.Api.V1/Author/AuthorController.cs
index b1387557b..4df1c305a 100644
--- a/src/Readarr.Api.V1/Author/AuthorController.cs
+++ b/src/Readarr.Api.V1/Author/AuthorController.cs
@@ -286,7 +286,10 @@ public void Handle(AuthorRenamedEvent message)
         [NonAction]
         public void Handle(MediaCoversUpdatedEvent message)
         {
-            BroadcastResourceChange(ModelAction.Updated, GetAuthorResource(message.Author));
+            if (message.Updated)
+            {
+                BroadcastResourceChange(ModelAction.Updated, GetAuthorResource(message.Author));
+            }
         }
     }
 }