diff --git a/core/artwork/reader_album.go b/core/artwork/reader_album.go
index 0dbb88dab..680ce2349 100644
--- a/core/artwork/reader_album.go
+++ b/core/artwork/reader_album.go
@@ -53,10 +53,12 @@ func newAlbumArtworkReader(ctx context.Context, artwork *artwork, artID model.Ar
 		lib:       lib,
 	}
 	a.cacheKey.artID = artID
-	if a.updatedAt != nil && a.updatedAt.After(al.UpdatedAt) {
+	a.cacheKey.lastUpdate = al.UpdatedAt
+	if a.updatedAt != nil && a.updatedAt.After(a.cacheKey.lastUpdate) {
 		a.cacheKey.lastUpdate = *a.updatedAt
-	} else {
-		a.cacheKey.lastUpdate = al.UpdatedAt
+	}
+	if al.ImportedAt.After(a.cacheKey.lastUpdate) {
+		a.cacheKey.lastUpdate = al.ImportedAt
 	}
 	return a, nil
 }
diff --git a/core/artwork/reader_disc.go b/core/artwork/reader_disc.go
index de0a765f0..9140d6f1e 100644
--- a/core/artwork/reader_disc.go
+++ b/core/artwork/reader_disc.go
@@ -105,10 +105,12 @@ func newDiscArtworkReader(ctx context.Context, a *artwork, artID model.ArtworkID
 		updatedAt:      imagesUpdatedAt,
 	}
 	r.cacheKey.artID = artID
-	if r.updatedAt != nil && r.updatedAt.After(al.UpdatedAt) {
+	r.cacheKey.lastUpdate = al.UpdatedAt
+	if r.updatedAt != nil && r.updatedAt.After(r.cacheKey.lastUpdate) {
 		r.cacheKey.lastUpdate = *r.updatedAt
-	} else {
-		r.cacheKey.lastUpdate = al.UpdatedAt
+	}
+	if al.ImportedAt.After(r.cacheKey.lastUpdate) {
+		r.cacheKey.lastUpdate = al.ImportedAt
 	}
 	return r, nil
 }