diff --git a/src/book.js b/src/book.js
index 0fcc30b..c75c58d 100644
--- a/src/book.js
+++ b/src/book.js
@@ -665,8 +665,8 @@ class Book {
 	 */
 	coverUrl() {
 		var retrieved = this.loaded.cover.
-			then((url) => {
-				if(this.archived) {
+			then(() => {
+				if(this.archived && this.cover) {
 					return this.archive.createUrl(this.cover);
 				}else{
 					return this.cover;
diff --git a/test/book.js b/test/book.js
index a6c8539..b839f56 100644
--- a/test/book.js
+++ b/test/book.js
@@ -50,4 +50,18 @@ describe('Book', function() {
 			assert( /^blob:http:\/\/localhost:9876\/[^\/]+$/.test(coverUrl), "cover url is available and a blob: url" );
 		});
 	});
+
+	describe('Archived epub without cover', function() {
+		var book = new Book("/fixtures/alice_without_cover.epub");
+
+		it('should open a archived epub', async function() {
+			await book.opened
+			assert.equal(book.isOpen, true, "book is opened");
+			assert(book.archive, "book is unarchived");
+		});
+		it('should have a empty coverUrl', async function() {
+			let coverUrl = await book.coverUrl()
+			assert.equal(coverUrl, undefined, "cover url should be undefined" );
+		});
+	});
 });
diff --git a/test/fixtures/alice_without_cover.epub b/test/fixtures/alice_without_cover.epub
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b215b2a
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