diff --git a/src/core/application.cpp b/src/core/application.cpp
index 06a8c17eb..53c864889 100644
--- a/src/core/application.cpp
+++ b/src/core/application.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class ApplicationImpl {
           return cover_providers;
         }),
         album_cover_loader_([app]() {
-          AlbumCoverLoader *loader = new AlbumCoverLoader(app->network(), app);
+          AlbumCoverLoader *loader = new AlbumCoverLoader(app);
           app->MoveToNewThread(loader);
           return loader;
         }),
diff --git a/src/covermanager/albumcoverloader.cpp b/src/covermanager/albumcoverloader.cpp
index 5abaadf46..fbf5f506d 100644
--- a/src/covermanager/albumcoverloader.cpp
+++ b/src/covermanager/albumcoverloader.cpp
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@
 #include "albumcoverloaderresult.h"
 #include "albumcoverimageresult.h"
 
-AlbumCoverLoader::AlbumCoverLoader(NetworkAccessManager *network, QObject *parent)
+AlbumCoverLoader::AlbumCoverLoader(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent),
-      network_(network),
+      network_(new NetworkAccessManager(this)),
       stop_requested_(false),
       load_image_async_id_(1),
       save_image_async_id_(1),
diff --git a/src/covermanager/albumcoverloader.h b/src/covermanager/albumcoverloader.h
index 7bb578113..8c1152298 100644
--- a/src/covermanager/albumcoverloader.h
+++ b/src/covermanager/albumcoverloader.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class AlbumCoverLoader : public QObject {
   Q_OBJECT
 
  public:
-  explicit AlbumCoverLoader(NetworkAccessManager *network, QObject *parent = nullptr);
+  explicit AlbumCoverLoader(QObject *parent = nullptr);
 
   enum class State {
     None,