diff --git a/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini b/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
index d49a1c6..2104e94 100644
--- a/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
+++ b/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
@@ -1471,6 +1471,8 @@ extra_titlepage_entries:readings,awards
 awards_label:Awards
 readings_label:Readings
 
+## some sites include images that we don't ever want becoming the
+## cover image.  This lets you exclude them.
 cover_exclusion_regexp:art/.*Awards.jpg
 
 [voracity2.e-fic.com]
@@ -1667,6 +1669,10 @@ dateUpdated_format:%%Y-%%m-%%d %%H:%%M:%%S
 ## to on, but can be switched off if it is found to cause problems.
 fix_fimf_blockquotes:true
 
+## some sites include images that we don't ever want becoming the
+## cover image.  This lets you exclude them.
+cover_exclusion_regexp:/images/emoticons/
+
 ## Site dedicated to these categories/characters/ships
 extracategories:My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
 
diff --git a/fanficfare/adapters/adapter_fimfictionnet.py b/fanficfare/adapters/adapter_fimfictionnet.py
index fd55ceb..cd42ebc 100644
--- a/fanficfare/adapters/adapter_fimfictionnet.py
+++ b/fanficfare/adapters/adapter_fimfictionnet.py
@@ -176,7 +176,10 @@ class FimFictionNetSiteAdapter(BaseSiteAdapter):
             if coverurl.startswith('//'): # fix for img urls missing 'http:'
                 coverurl = "http:"+coverurl
             if get_cover:
-                self.setCoverImage(self.url,coverurl)
+                # try setting from href, if fails, try using the img src
+                if self.setCoverImage(self.url,coverurl)[0] == "failedtoload":
+                    coverurl = storyImage.find('img')['src']
+                    self.setCoverImage(self.url,coverurl)
 
             coverSource = storyImage.find('a', {'class':'source'})
             if coverSource:
diff --git a/fanficfare/adapters/base_adapter.py b/fanficfare/adapters/base_adapter.py
index e7ae20b..1dbb3df 100644
--- a/fanficfare/adapters/base_adapter.py
+++ b/fanficfare/adapters/base_adapter.py
@@ -479,8 +479,8 @@ class BaseSiteAdapter(Configurable):
 
     def setCoverImage(self,storyurl,imgurl):
         if self.getConfig('include_images'):
-            self.story.addImgUrl(storyurl,imgurl,self._fetchUrlRaw,cover=True,
-                                 coverexclusion=self.getConfig('cover_exclusion_regexp'))
+            return self.story.addImgUrl(storyurl,imgurl,self._fetchUrlRaw,cover=True,
+                                        coverexclusion=self.getConfig('cover_exclusion_regexp'))
 
     # bs3 & bs4 are different here.
     # will move to a bs3 vs bs4 block if there's lots of changes.
diff --git a/fanficfare/defaults.ini b/fanficfare/defaults.ini
index dbd26a7..b6294dc 100644
--- a/fanficfare/defaults.ini
+++ b/fanficfare/defaults.ini
@@ -1656,6 +1656,10 @@ dateUpdated_format:%%Y-%%m-%%d %%H:%%M:%%S
 ## to on, but can be switched off if it is found to cause problems.
 fix_fimf_blockquotes:true
 
+## some sites include images that we don't ever want becoming the
+## cover image.  This lets you exclude them.
+cover_exclusion_regexp:/images/emoticons/
+
 ## Site dedicated to these categories/characters/ships
 extracategories:My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
 
diff --git a/fanficfare/story.py b/fanficfare/story.py
index 9d78fd8..a0674d4 100644
--- a/fanficfare/story.py
+++ b/fanficfare/story.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ try:
         export = False
         img = Image()
         img.load(data)
-
+    
         owidth, oheight = img.size
         nwidth, nheight = sizes
         scaled, nwidth, nheight = fit_image(owidth, oheight, nwidth, nheight)