diff --git a/adapters/lastfm/agent.go b/adapters/lastfm/agent.go
index eb8f3d36e..98850fdde 100644
--- a/adapters/lastfm/agent.go
+++ b/adapters/lastfm/agent.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (l *lastfmAgent) GetAlbumInfo(ctx context.Context, name, artist, mbid strin
 	var resp agents.AlbumInfo
 	for _, lang := range l.languages {
 		var err error
-		a, err = l.callAlbumGetInfo(ctx, name, artist, mbid, lang)
+		a, err = l.callAlbumGetInfo(ctx, name, artist, lang)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (l *lastfmAgent) GetAlbumInfo(ctx context.Context, name, artist, mbid strin
 }
 
 func (l *lastfmAgent) GetAlbumImages(ctx context.Context, name, artist, mbid string) ([]agents.ExternalImage, error) {
-	a, err := l.callAlbumGetInfo(ctx, name, artist, mbid, l.languages[0])
+	a, err := l.callAlbumGetInfo(ctx, name, artist, l.languages[0])
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -286,21 +286,16 @@ func (l *lastfmAgent) GetArtistImages(ctx context.Context, _, name, mbid string)
 	return res, nil
 }
 
-func (l *lastfmAgent) callAlbumGetInfo(ctx context.Context, name, artist, mbid string, lang string) (*Album, error) {
-	a, err := l.client.albumGetInfo(ctx, name, artist, mbid, lang)
-	var lfErr *lastFMError
-	isLastFMError := errors.As(err, &lfErr)
-
-	if mbid != "" && (isLastFMError && lfErr.Code == 6) {
-		log.Debug(ctx, "LastFM/album.getInfo could not find album by mbid, trying again", "album", name, "mbid", mbid)
-		return l.callAlbumGetInfo(ctx, name, artist, "", lang)
-	}
-
+// callAlbumGetInfo matches on name+artist only. Last.fm's album.getInfo by MBID is unreliable —
+// a correct MBID can return a different album (or none) — so the MBID is deliberately not passed.
+func (l *lastfmAgent) callAlbumGetInfo(ctx context.Context, name, artist, lang string) (*Album, error) {
+	a, err := l.client.albumGetInfo(ctx, name, artist, "", lang)
 	if err != nil {
-		if isLastFMError && lfErr.Code == 6 {
-			log.Debug(ctx, "Album not found", "album", name, "mbid", mbid, err)
+		var lfErr *lastFMError
+		if errors.As(err, &lfErr) && lfErr.Code == 6 {
+			log.Debug(ctx, "Album not found", "album", name, "artist", artist, err)
 		} else {
-			log.Error(ctx, "Error calling LastFM/album.getInfo", "album", name, "mbid", mbid, err)
+			log.Error(ctx, "Error calling LastFM/album.getInfo", "album", name, "artist", artist, err)
 		}
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/adapters/lastfm/agent_test.go b/adapters/lastfm/agent_test.go
index 7e4e29294..1d1400620 100644
--- a/adapters/lastfm/agent_test.go
+++ b/adapters/lastfm/agent_test.go
@@ -539,7 +539,10 @@ var _ = Describe("lastfmAgent", func() {
 				URL:         "https://www.last.fm/music/Cher/Believe",
 			}))
 			Expect(httpClient.RequestCount).To(Equal(1))
-			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("mbid")).To(Equal("03c91c40-49a6-44a7-90e7-a700edf97a62"))
+			// MBID is deliberately not sent — album.getInfo matches on name+artist only.
+			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("mbid")).To(BeEmpty())
+			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("album")).To(Equal("Believe"))
+			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("artist")).To(Equal("Cher"))
 		})
 
 		It("returns empty images if no images are available", func() {
@@ -558,7 +561,7 @@ var _ = Describe("lastfmAgent", func() {
 			_, err := agent.GetAlbumInfo(ctx, "123", "U2", "mbid-1234")
 			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(httpClient.RequestCount).To(Equal(1))
-			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("mbid")).To(Equal("mbid-1234"))
+			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("mbid")).To(BeEmpty())
 		})
 
 		It("returns an error if Last.fm call returns an error", func() {
@@ -566,23 +569,16 @@ var _ = Describe("lastfmAgent", func() {
 			_, err := agent.GetAlbumInfo(ctx, "123", "U2", "mbid-1234")
 			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(httpClient.RequestCount).To(Equal(1))
-			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("mbid")).To(Equal("mbid-1234"))
+			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("mbid")).To(BeEmpty())
 		})
 
-		It("returns an error if Last.fm call returns an error 6 and mbid is empty", func() {
+		It("returns an error when Last.fm returns an error 6 (album not found)", func() {
 			httpClient.Res = http.Response{Body: io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBufferString(lastfmError6)), StatusCode: 200}
-			_, err := agent.GetAlbumInfo(ctx, "123", "U2", "")
+			_, err := agent.GetAlbumInfo(ctx, "123", "U2", "mbid-1234")
 			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+			// No MBID retry: album.getInfo is queried by name+artist only, in a single call.
 			Expect(httpClient.RequestCount).To(Equal(1))
-		})
-
-		Context("MBID non existent in Last.fm", func() {
-			It("calls again when last.fm returns an error 6", func() {
-				httpClient.Res = http.Response{Body: io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBufferString(lastfmError6)), StatusCode: 200}
-				_, _ = agent.GetAlbumInfo(ctx, "123", "U2", "mbid-1234")
-				Expect(httpClient.RequestCount).To(Equal(2))
-				Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("mbid")).To(BeEmpty())
-			})
+			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("mbid")).To(BeEmpty())
 		})
 	})