diff --git a/cps/helper.py b/cps/helper.py
index c89bdf3d..85e48b3f 100644
--- a/cps/helper.py
+++ b/cps/helper.py
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ def get_cover_on_failure(use_generic_cover):
 
 
 def get_book_cover(book_id):
-    book = db.session.query(db.Books).filter(db.Books.id == book_id).filter(common_filters()).first()
+    book = db.session.query(db.Books).filter(db.Books.id == book_id).filter(common_filters(allow_show_archived=True)).first()
     return get_book_cover_internal(book, use_generic_cover_on_failure=True)