diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/source/LocalSource.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/source/LocalSource.kt
index 010c98ed0..a08f4e11d 100755
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/source/LocalSource.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/source/LocalSource.kt
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ class LocalSource(
             var coverFile = getCoverFile(manga.url, baseDirsFiles)
             if (coverFile == null) {
                 coverFile = File(mangaDir.absolutePath, DEFAULT_COVER_NAME)
+                coverFile.createNewFile()
             }
 
             // It might not exist at this point