[GH-ISSUE #1342] [Music] Album art not always showing for MPD #6023

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opened 2026-05-23 01:54:36 +01:00 by JakeStanger · 1 comment

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2026-05-23 01:54:36 +01:00

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Originally created by @JakeStanger on GitHub (Jan 23, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/issues/1342

Describe the bug
Sometimes album art fails to load in the popup despite the file existing. Reloading Ironbar fixes this.

Unknown what causes this.

Unknown if this occurs on MPRIS.

To reproduce

Unknown currently.

Expected behavior

If album art exists, album art shows.

System information:

Distro: Arch
Compositor: Niri
Ironbar version: 0.19.0-pre (latest git)

Configuration

Config

$music = { type = "music" player_type = "mpd" music_dir = "/home/jake/Music" }


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Originally created by @JakeStanger on GitHub (Jan 23, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/issues/1342 **Describe the bug** Sometimes album art fails to load in the popup despite the file existing. Reloading Ironbar fixes this. Unknown what causes this. Unknown if this occurs on MPRIS. **To reproduce** Unknown currently. **Expected behavior** If album art exists, album art shows. **System information:** - Distro: Arch - Compositor: Niri - Ironbar version: 0.19.0-pre (latest git) **Configuration** <details><summary>Config</summary> ```corn $music = { type = "music" player_type = "mpd" music_dir = "/home/jake/Music" } ``` ``` </details> **Additional context**  **Screenshots**

JakeStanger

2026-05-23 01:54:36 +01:00