diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/track/myanimelist/MyAnimeListApi.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/track/myanimelist/MyAnimeListApi.kt
index 510b2b81d..b55ccbac8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/track/myanimelist/MyAnimeListApi.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/track/myanimelist/MyAnimeListApi.kt
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class MyAnimeListApi(
                             summary = it.synopsis
                             total_chapters = it.numChapters
                             score = it.mean
-                            cover_url = it.covers.large
+                            cover_url = (it.covers?.large ?: it.covers?.medium).orEmpty()
                             tracking_url = "https://myanimelist.net/manga/$remote_id"
                             publishing_status = it.status.replace("_", " ")
                             publishing_type = it.mediaType.replace("_", " ")
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class MyAnimeListApi(
         }
     }
 
-    suspend fun getMangaMetadata(track: DomainTrack): TrackMangaMetadata? {
+    suspend fun getMangaMetadata(track: DomainTrack): TrackMangaMetadata {
         return withIOContext {
             val url = "$BASE_API_URL/manga".toUri().buildUpon()
                 .appendPath(track.remoteId.toString())
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class MyAnimeListApi(
                         TrackMangaMetadata(
                             remoteId = it.id,
                             title = it.title,
-                            thumbnailUrl = it.covers.large.ifEmpty { null } ?: it.covers.medium,
+                            thumbnailUrl = it.covers.large?.ifEmpty { null } ?: it.covers.medium,
                             description = it.synopsis,
                             authors = it.authors
                                 .filter { it.role == "Story" || it.role == "Story & Art" }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/track/myanimelist/dto/MALManga.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/track/myanimelist/dto/MALManga.kt
index ae0233185..27de3cdbb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/track/myanimelist/dto/MALManga.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/track/myanimelist/dto/MALManga.kt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ data class MALManga(
     val numChapters: Long,
     val mean: Double = -1.0,
     @SerialName("main_picture")
-    val covers: MALMangaCovers,
+    val covers: MALMangaCovers?,
     val status: String,
     @SerialName("media_type")
     val mediaType: String,
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ data class MALManga(
 
 @Serializable
 data class MALMangaCovers(
-    val large: String = "",
+    val large: String?,
     val medium: String,
 )