diff --git a/src/frontend/screens/Library/components/GameCard/constants.ts b/src/frontend/screens/Library/components/GameCard/constants.ts
index 19fb197bf7..bca1996905 100644
--- a/src/frontend/screens/Library/components/GameCard/constants.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/screens/Library/components/GameCard/constants.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import fallbackImage from 'frontend/assets/heroic_card.jpg'
 
 export function getImageFormatting(cover: string, runner: Runner) {
   const imageBase = cover
-  if (imageBase === 'fallback') {
+  if (imageBase === 'fallback' || !cover) {
     return fallbackImage
   }
   if (runner === 'legendary') {
diff --git a/src/frontend/screens/Library/components/InstallModal/SideloadDialog/index.tsx b/src/frontend/screens/Library/components/InstallModal/SideloadDialog/index.tsx
index 0542266b65..ed6238b829 100644
--- a/src/frontend/screens/Library/components/InstallModal/SideloadDialog/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/screens/Library/components/InstallModal/SideloadDialog/index.tsx
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ export default function SideloadDialog({
         executable: selectedExe,
         platform: gameInfo.install?.platform ?? platformToInstall
       },
-      art_cover: imageUrl,
+      art_cover: imageUrl ? imageUrl : fallbackImage,
       is_installed: true,
-      art_square: imageUrl,
+      art_square: imageUrl ? imageUrl : fallbackImage,
       canRunOffline: true
     })
     const gameSettings = await getGameSettings(app_name, 'sideload')