diff --git a/res/xml/preference_misc.xml b/res/xml/preference_misc.xml
index ce72b96b..e27e59dc 100644
--- a/res/xml/preference_misc.xml
+++ b/res/xml/preference_misc.xml
@@ -38,10 +38,15 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 		android:title="@string/idle_timeout_title"
 		android:dependency="use_idle_timeout" />
 	<CheckBoxPreference
-		android:key="disable_cover_art"
+		android:key="coverloader_android"
 		android:title="@string/disable_cover_art_title"
 		android:summary="@string/disable_cover_art_summary"
-		android:defaultValue="false" />
+		android:defaultValue="true" />
+	<CheckBoxPreference
+		android:key="coverloader_vanilla"
+		android:title="@string/disable_cover_art_title"
+		android:summary="@string/disable_cover_art_summary"
+		android:defaultValue="true" />
 	<CheckBoxPreference
 		android:key="double_tap"
 		android:title="@string/double_tap_title"
diff --git a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/LibraryActivity.java b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/LibraryActivity.java
index b691cd27..de06b23f 100644
--- a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/LibraryActivity.java
+++ b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/LibraryActivity.java
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ public class LibraryActivity
 				cover = song.getCover(this);
 			}
 
-			if (Song.mDisableCoverArt)
+			if (Song.mCoverLoadMode == 0)
 				mCover.setVisibility(View.GONE);
 			else if (cover == null)
 				mCover.setImageResource(R.drawable.fallback_cover);
diff --git a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PlaybackService.java b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PlaybackService.java
index db50eafa..b2eec031 100644
--- a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PlaybackService.java
+++ b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PlaybackService.java
@@ -413,7 +413,10 @@ public final class PlaybackService extends Service
 		mNotificationMode = Integer.parseInt(settings.getString(PrefKeys.NOTIFICATION_MODE, "1"));
 		mScrobble = settings.getBoolean(PrefKeys.SCROBBLE, false);
 		mIdleTimeout = settings.getBoolean(PrefKeys.USE_IDLE_TIMEOUT, false) ? settings.getInt(PrefKeys.IDLE_TIMEOUT, 3600) : 0;
-		Song.mDisableCoverArt = settings.getBoolean(PrefKeys.DISABLE_COVER_ART, false);
+
+		Song.mCoverLoadMode = settings.getBoolean(PrefKeys.COVERLOADER_ANDROID, true) ? Song.mCoverLoadMode | Song.COVER_MODE_ANDROID : Song.mCoverLoadMode & ~(Song.COVER_MODE_ANDROID);
+		Song.mCoverLoadMode = settings.getBoolean(PrefKeys.COVERLOADER_VANILLA, true) ? Song.mCoverLoadMode | Song.COVER_MODE_VANILLA : Song.mCoverLoadMode & ~(Song.COVER_MODE_VANILLA);
+
 		mHeadsetOnly = settings.getBoolean(PrefKeys.HEADSET_ONLY, false);
 		mStockBroadcast = settings.getBoolean(PrefKeys.STOCK_BROADCAST, false);
 		mInvertNotification = settings.getBoolean(PrefKeys.NOTIFICATION_INVERTED_COLOR, false);
@@ -769,8 +772,12 @@ public final class PlaybackService extends Service
 		} else if (PrefKeys.USE_IDLE_TIMEOUT.equals(key) || PrefKeys.IDLE_TIMEOUT.equals(key)) {
 			mIdleTimeout = settings.getBoolean(PrefKeys.USE_IDLE_TIMEOUT, false) ? settings.getInt(PrefKeys.IDLE_TIMEOUT, 3600) : 0;
 			userActionTriggered();
-		} else if (PrefKeys.DISABLE_COVER_ART.equals(key)) {
-			Song.mDisableCoverArt = settings.getBoolean(PrefKeys.DISABLE_COVER_ART, false);
+		} else if (PrefKeys.COVERLOADER_ANDROID.equals(key)) {
+			Song.mCoverLoadMode = settings.getBoolean(PrefKeys.COVERLOADER_ANDROID, true) ? Song.mCoverLoadMode | Song.COVER_MODE_ANDROID : Song.mCoverLoadMode & ~(Song.COVER_MODE_ANDROID);
+			Song.mFlushCoverCache = true;
+		} else if (PrefKeys.COVERLOADER_VANILLA.equals(key)) {
+			Song.mCoverLoadMode = settings.getBoolean(PrefKeys.COVERLOADER_VANILLA, true) ? Song.mCoverLoadMode | Song.COVER_MODE_VANILLA : Song.mCoverLoadMode & ~(Song.COVER_MODE_VANILLA);
+			Song.mFlushCoverCache = true;
 		} else if (PrefKeys.NOTIFICATION_INVERTED_COLOR.equals(key)) {
 			updateNotification();
 		} else if (PrefKeys.HEADSET_ONLY.equals(key)) {
diff --git a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PrefKeys.java b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PrefKeys.java
index cbd26cbd..cf4b72ad 100644
--- a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PrefKeys.java
+++ b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PrefKeys.java
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ public class PrefKeys {
 	public static final String COVER_PRESS_ACTION = "cover_press_action";
 	public static final String DEFAULT_ACTION_INT = "default_action_int";
 	public static final String DEFAULT_PLAYLIST_ACTION = "default_playlist_action";
-	public static final String DISABLE_COVER_ART = "disable_cover_art";
+	public static final String COVERLOADER_ANDROID = "coverloader_android";
+	public static final String COVERLOADER_VANILLA = "coverloader_vanilla";
 	public static final String DISABLE_LOCKSCREEN = "disable_lockscreen";
 	public static final String DISPLAY_MODE = "display_mode";
 	public static final String DOUBLE_TAP = "double_tap";
diff --git a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/Song.java b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/Song.java
index 3017f750..704d0931 100644
--- a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/Song.java
+++ b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/Song.java
@@ -55,6 +55,19 @@ public class Song implements Comparable<Song> {
 	 * The number of flags.
 	 */
 	public static final int FLAG_COUNT = 2;
+	/**
+	 * Use all cover providers to load cover art
+	 */
+	public static final int COVER_MODE_ALL = 0xF;
+	/**
+	 * Use androids builtin cover mechanism to load covers
+	 */
+	public static final int COVER_MODE_ANDROID = 0x1;
+	/**
+	 * Use vanilla musics cover load mechanism
+	 */
+	public static final int COVER_MODE_VANILLA = 0x2;
+
 
 	public static final String[] EMPTY_PROJECTION = {
 		MediaStore.Audio.Media._ID,
@@ -139,21 +152,14 @@ public class Song implements Comparable<Song> {
 		@Override
 		public Bitmap create(LruCacheKey key)
 		{
-			Uri uri =  Uri.parse("content://media/external/audio/media/" + key.id + "/albumart");
-			ContentResolver res = mContext.getContentResolver();
-Log.v("VanillaMusic", "Cache miss on key "+key);
 			try {
 				FileDescriptor fileDescriptor = null;
-				ParcelFileDescriptor parcelFileDescriptor = res.openFileDescriptor(uri, "r");
 
-				if (parcelFileDescriptor != null) {
-					fileDescriptor = parcelFileDescriptor.getFileDescriptor();
-				} else {
+				if ((mCoverLoadMode & COVER_MODE_VANILLA) != 0) {
 					String basePath = (new File(key.path)).getParentFile().getAbsolutePath(); // ../ of the currently playing file
 					for (String coverFile: coverNames) {
 						File guessedFile = new File( basePath + "/" + coverFile);
 						if (guessedFile.exists() && !guessedFile.isDirectory()) {
-							Log.v("VanillaMusic", "Found album artwork at "+guessedFile.getAbsolutePath());
 							FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(guessedFile);
 							fileDescriptor = fis.getFD();
 							break;
@@ -161,6 +167,18 @@ Log.v("VanillaMusic", "Cache miss on key "+key);
 					}
 				}
 
+/**
+ * fixme: add shadow folder (/sdcard/.covers/artist/album.jpg)
+ * and checkout why some files load partial (fd vs fis)
+ */
+				if (fileDescriptor == null && (mCoverLoadMode & COVER_MODE_ANDROID) != 0) {
+					Uri uri =  Uri.parse("content://media/external/audio/media/" + key.id + "/albumart");
+					ContentResolver res = mContext.getContentResolver();
+					ParcelFileDescriptor parcelFileDescriptor = res.openFileDescriptor(uri, "r");
+					if (parcelFileDescriptor != null)
+						fileDescriptor = parcelFileDescriptor.getFileDescriptor();
+				}
+
 				if (fileDescriptor != null) {
 					BitmapFactory.Options bopts = new BitmapFactory.Options();
 					bopts.inPreferredConfig  = Bitmap.Config.RGB_565;
@@ -175,6 +193,7 @@ Log.v("VanillaMusic", "Cache miss on key "+key);
 				}
 			} catch (Exception e) {
 				// no cover art found
+				Log.v("VanillaMusic", "Loading coverart for "+key+" failed with exception "+e);
 			}
 
 			return null;
@@ -208,9 +227,14 @@ Log.v("VanillaMusic", "Cache miss on key "+key);
 	private static CoverCache sCoverCache = null;
 
 	/**
-	 * If true, will not attempt to load any cover art in getCover()
+	 * Bitmask on how we are going to load coverart
 	 */
-	public static boolean mDisableCoverArt = false;
+	public static int mCoverLoadMode = 0;
+
+	/**
+	 * We will evict our own cache if set to true
+	 */
+	public static boolean mFlushCoverCache = false;
 
 	/**
 	 * Id of this song in the MediaStore
@@ -323,12 +347,17 @@ Log.v("VanillaMusic", "Cache miss on key "+key);
 	 */
 	public Bitmap getCover(Context context)
 	{
-		if (mDisableCoverArt || id == -1 || (flags & FLAG_NO_COVER) != 0)
+		if (mCoverLoadMode == 0 || id == -1 || (flags & FLAG_NO_COVER) != 0)
 			return null;
 
 		if (sCoverCache == null)
 			sCoverCache = new CoverCache(context.getApplicationContext());
 
+		if (mFlushCoverCache) {
+			mFlushCoverCache = false;
+			sCoverCache.evictAll();
+		}
+
 		LruCacheKey key = new LruCacheKey(id, artistId, albumId, path);
 		Bitmap cover = sCoverCache.get(key);