diff --git a/cmd/gonic/main.go b/cmd/gonic/main.go
index ed6b044..0c7b121 100644
--- a/cmd/gonic/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gonic/main.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"regexp"
 	"time"
 
@@ -17,6 +18,11 @@ import (
 	"go.senan.xyz/gonic/version"
 )
 
+const (
+	cleanTimeDuration = 10 * time.Minute
+	coverCachePrefix  = "covers"
+)
+
 func main() {
 	set := flag.NewFlagSet(version.NAME, flag.ExitOnError)
 	listenAddr := set.String("listen-addr", "0.0.0.0:4747", "listen address (optional)")
@@ -45,6 +51,7 @@ func main() {
 	set.VisitAll(func(f *flag.Flag) {
 		log.Printf("    %-15s %s\n", f.Name, f.Value)
 	})
+	//
 	if _, err := os.Stat(*musicPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		log.Fatal("please provide a valid music directory")
 	}
@@ -53,6 +60,12 @@ func main() {
 			log.Fatalf("couldn't create cache path: %v\n", err)
 		}
 	}
+	coverCachePath := path.Join(*cachePath, "covers")
+	if _, err := os.Stat(coverCachePath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(coverCachePath, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("couldn't create cover cache path: %v\n", err)
+		}
+	}
 	db, err := db.New(*dbPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("error opening database: %v\n", err)
@@ -63,14 +76,15 @@ func main() {
 	*proxyPrefix = proxyPrefixExpr.ReplaceAllString(*proxyPrefix, `/$1`)
 	//
 	server := server.New(server.Options{
-		DB:          db,
-		MusicPath:   *musicPath,
-		CachePath:   *cachePath,
-		ProxyPrefix: *proxyPrefix,
+		DB:             db,
+		MusicPath:      *musicPath,
+		CachePath:      *cachePath,
+		CoverCachePath: coverCachePath,
+		ProxyPrefix:    *proxyPrefix,
 	})
 	var g run.Group
 	g.Add(server.StartHTTP(*listenAddr))
-	g.Add(server.StartSessionClean(10 * time.Minute))
+	g.Add(server.StartSessionClean(cleanTimeDuration))
 	if *scanInterval > 0 {
 		tickerDur := time.Duration(*scanInterval) * time.Minute
 		g.Add(server.StartScanTicker(tickerDur))
diff --git a/server/ctrlsubsonic/ctrl.go b/server/ctrlsubsonic/ctrl.go
index 68e4e14..35f4b9f 100644
--- a/server/ctrlsubsonic/ctrl.go
+++ b/server/ctrlsubsonic/ctrl.go
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ const (
 
 type Controller struct {
 	*ctrlbase.Controller
-	CachePath string
-	Jukebox   *jukebox.Jukebox
+	CachePath      string
+	CoverCachePath string
+	Jukebox        *jukebox.Jukebox
 }
 
 type metaResponse struct {
diff --git a/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_raw.go b/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_raw.go
index e995b3b..6700897 100644
--- a/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_raw.go
+++ b/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_raw.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func (c *Controller) ServeGetCoverArt(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) *s
 	}
 	size := params.GetOrInt("size", coverDefaultSize)
 	cachePath := path.Join(
-		c.CachePath,
+		c.CoverCachePath,
 		fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d.%s", id.String(), size, coverCacheFormat),
 	)
 	_, err = os.Stat(cachePath)
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 59a5c3b..b2b4da7 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Options struct {
-	DB          *db.DB
-	MusicPath   string
-	CachePath   string
-	ProxyPrefix string
+	DB             *db.DB
+	MusicPath      string
+	CachePath      string
+	CoverCachePath string
+	ProxyPrefix    string
 }
 
 type Server struct {
@@ -61,9 +62,10 @@ func New(opts Options) *Server {
 	//
 	ctrlAdmin := ctrladmin.New(base, sessDB)
 	ctrlSubsonic := &ctrlsubsonic.Controller{
-		Controller: base,
-		CachePath:  opts.CachePath,
-		Jukebox:    jukebox,
+		Controller:     base,
+		CachePath:      opts.CachePath,
+		CoverCachePath: opts.CoverCachePath,
+		Jukebox:        jukebox,
 	}
 	setupMisc(r, base)
 	setupAdmin(r.PathPrefix("/admin").Subrouter(), ctrlAdmin)