diff --git a/themes/finc/js/covers.js b/themes/finc/js/covers.js
index e1235742b58699e21bfe7b72972955af08eeb73a..b9ae3412c32efcb671085e96555470adcba65634 100644
--- a/themes/finc/js/covers.js
+++ b/themes/finc/js/covers.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* global Finc */
 // show picture in large size after click within a modal
-function registerCoverForModal(anchor, url) {
+function registerCoverForModal(anchor, url, size) {
   if (anchor === null || anchor === undefined || url === null || url === undefined) {
     return;
   }
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ function registerCoverForModal(anchor, url) {
   anchor.click(function(event) {
     event.preventDefault();
     VuFind.modal('show');
-    var largeSizeUrl = url + '&size=large';
+    var largeSizeUrl = url + (size ? '&size=' + size : '');
     $.get(largeSizeUrl).done(function() {
       $('#modal').find('.modal-body').html('<img src="' + largeSizeUrl + '">');
     }).fail(function() {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function loadCoverByElement(data, element) {
       anchor.show();
       anchor.attr('href', response.data.url);
       // finc specific
-      registerCoverForModal(anchor, response.data.url);
+      registerCoverForModal(anchor, response.data.url, 'large');
       if (data.ariaLabel) {
         anchor.attr('aria-label', data.ariaLabel);
       }
diff --git a/themes/finc/templates/RecordDriver/DefaultRecord/core.phtml b/themes/finc/templates/RecordDriver/DefaultRecord/core.phtml
index 3535d07483a0c1b1c45ab0f0a43d94e86dbd42ab..3eeaf9847cbffaf057de5690c721c4d36458d99d 100644
--- a/themes/finc/templates/RecordDriver/DefaultRecord/core.phtml
+++ b/themes/finc/templates/RecordDriver/DefaultRecord/core.phtml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <?= $this->render('RecordDriver/DefaultRecord/offcanvas-toggler'); ?>
   <?php
     $QRCode = $this->record($this->driver)->getQRCode("core");
-    $coverDetails = $this->record($this->driver)->getCoverDetails('core', 'medium', $this->record($this->driver)->getThumbnail('large'));
+    $coverDetails = $this->record($this->driver)->getCoverDetails('core', 'medium', $this->record($this->driver)->getThumbnail('medium'));
     $cover = $coverDetails['html'];
     $preview = ($this->previewOverride ?? false)
       ? $this->previewOverride : $this->record($this->driver)->getPreviews();
diff --git a/themes/finc/templates/RecordDriver/DefaultRecord/cover.phtml b/themes/finc/templates/RecordDriver/DefaultRecord/cover.phtml
index 5047db5ac874ef36f95b2b7af1396d8875d2e4b2..09390599e73a8fc87f595aaeefb5de94ce7d866a 100644
--- a/themes/finc/templates/RecordDriver/DefaultRecord/cover.phtml
+++ b/themes/finc/templates/RecordDriver/DefaultRecord/cover.phtml
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 <?php /* finc: this one is very special, see revisions for context */
       /*If you want to load covers in lightbox use '.recordcover';
   the class '.nocover' prevents nocover images from loading in lightbox or can be used to hide the images */ ?>
-<?php $alt = $alt ?? $this->transEsc('Cover Image')?>
 <?php $id = $driver->getUniqueID() ?>
 <?php $title = $this->transEsc($driver->getTitle()); ?>
+<?php $alt = $this->transEscAttr('Cover Image') . ' ' . $this->transEscAttr("of") . ' ' . $title;?>
 
 <?php
     if ($id) {
@@ -16,39 +16,44 @@
 ?>
 <?php if ($cover): ?>
   <?php /* load cover directly... */ ?>
-  <?php if ($this->link): ?><a id="<?=$coverId?>" href="<?=$this->escapeHtmlAttr($this->link)?>" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"><?php endif; ?>
-  <img alt="<?=$alt?>" <?php if ($linkPreview): ?>data-linkpreview="true" <?php endif; ?>class="recordcover" src="<?=$this->escapeHtmlAttr($cover); ?>" />
   <?php if ($this->link): ?>
-  </a>
-  <script>
-    registerCoverForModal($('#<?=$coverId?>'), '<?=$cover?>');
-  </script>
+    <a
+      id="<?=$coverId?>"
+      href="<?=$this->escapeHtmlAttr($this->link)?>"
+      ariaLabel="<?=$this->transEscAttr('Link-to')?> <?=$this->transEscAttr('Cover Image')?> <?=$this->transEscAttr('of')?> <?=$title?>"
+    >
+  <?php endif; ?>
+  <img alt="<?=$alt?>" <?php if ($linkPreview): ?>data-linkpreview="true" <?php endif; ?>class="recordcover" src="<?=$this->escapeHtmlAttr(($this->link ?? $cover)); ?>" />
+  <?php if ($this->link): ?>
+    </a>
+    <script>
+      registerCoverForModal($('#<?=$coverId?>'), '<?=$cover?>');
+    </script>
   <?php endif; ?>
 <?php elseif ($cover === false): ?>
   <img src="<?=$this->url('cover-unavailable')?>" <?php if ($linkPreview): ?>data-linkpreview="true" <?php endif; ?>class="nocover" alt="<?=$this->transEscAttr('No Cover Image')?>" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" />
 <?php else: ?>
   <?php /* load cover by ajax */ ?>
   <div id="<?=$coverId?>" class="ajaxcover">
-      <div class="spinner"><i class="fa fa-spinner fa-spin"></i></div>
-      <div class="cover-container">
+     <div class="spinner"><i class="fa fa-spinner fa-spin"></i></div>
+     <div class="cover-container">
         <?=$this->setIconText = false;?>
-        <?=$this->render('record/coverReplacement')?>
         <a class="coverlink hidden" href="javascript:" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">
-          <img <?php if ($linkPreview): ?>data-linkpreview="true" <?php endif; ?> class="recordcover ajax" src="<?=$this->imageLink('noCover2.gif')?>" alt="<?=$this->escapeHtmlAttr($alt); ?>" />
+          <img <?php if ($linkPreview): ?>data-linkpreview="true" <?php endif; ?> class="recordcover ajax" src="<?=$this->url('cover-unavailable')?>" alt="<?=$this->escapeHtmlAttr($alt); ?>" />
           <script>
-            loadCoverByElement(
-              {
-                recordId:'<?=$this->escapeHtmlAttr($driver->getUniqueID())?>',
-                alt:'<?=$this->transEscAttr('Cover Image')?> <?=$this->transEscAttr("of")?> <?=$title?>',
-                ariaLabel:'<?=$this->transEscAttr("Link-to")?> <?=$this->transEscAttr('Cover Image')?> <?=$this->transEscAttr("of")?> <?=$title?>',
-                size:'<?=$this->escapeHtmlAttr($size)?>',
-                source:'<?=$this->escapeHtmlAttr($driver->getSourceIdentifier())?>'
-              },
-              $('#<?=$coverId?>')
-            );
+              loadCoverByElement(
+                  {
+                      recordId:'<?=$this->escapeHtmlAttr($driver->getUniqueID())?>',
+                      alt:'<?=$alt?>',
+                      ariaLabel:'<?=$this->transEscAttr("Link-to")?> <?=$this->transEscAttr('Cover Image')?> <?=$this->transEscAttr("of")?> <?=$title?>',
+                      size:'<?=$this->escapeHtmlAttr($size)?>',
+                      source:'<?=$this->escapeHtmlAttr($driver->getSourceIdentifier())?>'
+                  },
+                  $('#<?=$coverId?>')
+              );
           </script>
         </a>
-      </div>
+    </div>
   </div>
 <?php endif; ?>
 <?=$this->record($this->driver)->getRecordIconText()?>