diff --git a/server/app/lib/albumslib.py b/server/app/lib/albumslib.py
index eea60e4f..6e196523 100644
--- a/server/app/lib/albumslib.py
+++ b/server/app/lib/albumslib.py
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ class RipAlbumImage:
 
 
 class ValidateAlbumThumbs:
-
     @staticmethod
     def remove_obsolete():
         """
@@ -54,6 +53,10 @@ class ValidateAlbumThumbs:
 
             if e is None:
                 os.remove(entry.path)
+                break
+
+            if os.path.getsize(entry.path) == 0:
+                os.remove(entry.path)
 
     @staticmethod
     def find_lost_thumbnails():
@@ -61,9 +64,7 @@ class ValidateAlbumThumbs:
         Re-rip lost album thumbnails
         """
         entries = os.scandir(THUMBS_PATH)
-        entries = [
-            Thumbnail(entry.name) for entry in entries if entry.is_file()
-        ]
+        entries = [Thumbnail(entry.name) for entry in entries if entry.is_file()]
 
         albums = helpers.Get.get_all_albums()
         thumbs = [(album.hash + ".webp") for album in albums]
diff --git a/server/app/lib/taglib.py b/server/app/lib/taglib.py
index 4770035d..8cd6280e 100644
--- a/server/app/lib/taglib.py
+++ b/server/app/lib/taglib.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from mutagen.id3 import ID3
 from PIL import Image
 
 
-def return_album_art(filepath: str):
+def parse_album_art(filepath: str):
     """
     Returns the album art for a given audio file.
     """
@@ -36,9 +36,12 @@ def extract_thumb(filepath: str, webp_path: str) -> bool:
     tsize = settings.THUMB_SIZE
 
     if os.path.exists(img_path):
-        return True
+        img_size = os.path.getsize(filepath)
 
-    album_art = return_album_art(filepath)
+        if img_size > 0:
+            return True
+
+    album_art = parse_album_art(filepath)
 
     if album_art is not None:
         img = Image.open(BytesIO(album_art))