diff --git a/mcg/widgets.py b/mcg/widgets.py
index 03278c6..f074abc 100644
--- a/mcg/widgets.py
+++ b/mcg/widgets.py
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ class CoverPanel(GObject.GObject):
         self._cover_spinner.start()
         if not current_album or not new_album or current_album != new_album:
             url = new_album.get_cover() if new_album else None
-            if url and url is not "":
+            if url:
                 # Load image and draw it
                 self._cover_pixbuf = Utils.load_cover(url)
             else:
@@ -1477,13 +1477,13 @@ class PlaylistPanel(GObject.GObject):
         self._standalone_stack.set_visible_child(self._standalone_spinner)
         self._standalone_spinner.start()
         url = album.get_cover()
-        if url is not None and url is not "":
+        if url:
             # Load image and draw it
             self._standalone_pixbuf = Utils.load_cover(url)
-            self._resize_standalone_image()
         else:
             # Reset image
-            self._standalone_image.clear()
+            self._standalone_pixbuf = self._get_default_image()
+        self._resize_standalone_image()
         self._standalone_stack.set_visible_child(self._standalone_scroll)
         self._standalone_spinner.stop()
 
@@ -1515,6 +1515,14 @@ class PlaylistPanel(GObject.GObject):
         self._standalone_image.show()
 
 
+    def _get_default_image(self):
+        return self._icon_theme.load_icon(
+            Window.STOCK_ICON_DEFAULT,
+            512,
+            Gtk.IconLookupFlags.FORCE_SVG & Gtk.IconLookupFlags.FORCE_SIZE
+        )
+
+
 
 
 class LibraryPanel(GObject.GObject):
@@ -2009,13 +2017,13 @@ class LibraryPanel(GObject.GObject):
         self._standalone_stack.set_visible_child(self._standalone_spinner)
         self._standalone_spinner.start()
         url = album.get_cover()
-        if url is not None and url is not "":
+        if url:
             # Load image and draw it
             self._standalone_pixbuf = Utils.load_cover(url)
-            self._resize_standalone_image()
         else:
             # Reset image
-            self._standalone_image.clear()
+            self._standalone_pixbuf = self._get_default_image()
+        self._resize_standalone_image()
         self._standalone_stack.set_visible_child(self._standalone_scroll)
         self._standalone_spinner.stop()
 
@@ -2050,7 +2058,7 @@ class LibraryPanel(GObject.GObject):
     def _get_default_image(self):
         return self._icon_theme.load_icon(
             Window.STOCK_ICON_DEFAULT,
-            64,
+            512,
             Gtk.IconLookupFlags.FORCE_SVG & Gtk.IconLookupFlags.FORCE_SIZE
         )