diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/search_result_text.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/search_result_text.html
index e39d3410..a18b125f 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/search_result_text.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/search_result_text.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% load i18n %}
 <div class="columns is-mobile is-gapless">
     <div class="column is-cover">
-        {% include 'snippets/book_cover.html' with book=result cover_class='is-w-xs is-h-xs' img_path=false %}
+        {% include 'snippets/book_cover.html' with book=result cover_class='is-w-xs is-h-xs' external_path=True %}
     </div>
 
     <div class="column is-10 ml-3">