diff --git a/cps/metadata_provider/scholar.py b/cps/metadata_provider/scholar.py
index 9aa0ab87..5ff078b9 100644
--- a/cps/metadata_provider/scholar.py
+++ b/cps/metadata_provider/scholar.py
@@ -19,21 +19,17 @@
 from scholarly import scholarly
 
 from cps.services.Metadata import Metadata
-import pprint
-pp = pprint.PrettyPrinter(indent=4)
 
 class scholar(Metadata):
     __name__ = "Google Scholar"
     __id__ = "googlescholar"
 
-    def search(self, query, generic_cover=None):
+    def search(self, query, generic_cover=""):
         val = list()
         if self.active:
             scholar_gen = scholarly.search_pubs(' '.join(query.split('+')))
             i = 0
             for publication in scholar_gen:
-                print(f"PUBLICATION {i + 1}")
-                pp.pprint(publication)
                 v = dict()
                 v['id'] = publication['url_scholarbib'].split(':')[1]
                 v['title'] = publication['bib'].get('title')
@@ -58,7 +54,6 @@ class scholar(Metadata):
                 i += 1
                 if (i >= 10):
                     break
-        pp.pprint(val)
         return val
 
 
diff --git a/cps/search_metadata.py b/cps/search_metadata.py
index e837fe21..b88f222f 100644
--- a/cps/search_metadata.py
+++ b/cps/search_metadata.py
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ def metadata_search():
     data = list()
     active = current_user.view_settings.get('metadata', {})
     if query:
-        static_cover = url_for('static', filename='generic_cover.jpg')
+        generic_cover = ""
         with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=5) as executor:
-            meta = {executor.submit(c.search, query, static_cover): c for c in cl if active.get(c.__id__, True)}
+            meta = {executor.submit(c.search, query, generic_cover): c for c in cl if active.get(c.__id__, True)}
             for future in concurrent.futures.as_completed(meta):
                 data.extend(future.result())
     return Response(json.dumps(data), mimetype='application/json')
diff --git a/cps/static/js/get_meta.js b/cps/static/js/get_meta.js
index 51ab740d..2ad4d53b 100644
--- a/cps/static/js/get_meta.js
+++ b/cps/static/js/get_meta.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ $(function () {
         $("#book_title").val(book.title);
         $("#tags").val(uniqueTags.join(", "));
         $("#rating").data("rating").setValue(Math.round(book.rating));
-        if(book.cover !== null){
+        if(book.cover){
             $(".cover img").attr("src", book.cover);
             $("#cover_url").val(book.cover);
         }
@@ -128,9 +128,7 @@ $(function () {
         e.preventDefault();
         keyword = $("#keyword").val();
         $('.pill').each(function(){
-            // console.log($(this).data('control'));
             $(this).data("initial", $(this).prop('checked'));
-            // console.log($(this).data('initial'));
         });
         doSearch(keyword);
     });