diff --git a/app/Library/External.php b/app/Library/External.php
index a866f31c..25aaeea6 100644
--- a/app/Library/External.php
+++ b/app/Library/External.php
@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+use Symfony\Component\Process\Process;
 
 class External
 {
     public static function execute($command)
     {
-        $output = [];
-        $error = exec($command, $output);
+        $process = new Process($command);
+        $process->run();
 
-        if ($error != null) {
-            Log::error('"' . $command . '" failed with "' . $error . '"');
+        if (!$process->isSuccessful()) {
+            Log::error('"' . $command . '" failed with "' . $process->getErrorOutput() . '"');
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Models/Track.php b/app/Models/Track.php
index 5c7bd285..7ebf8751 100644
--- a/app/Models/Track.php
+++ b/app/Models/Track.php
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ class Track extends Model
         }
 
         if ($this->cover !== null) {
-            $command .= '--artwork ' . $this->cover->getFile() . ' ';
+            $command .= '--artwork ' . $this->cover->getFile(Image::ORIGINAL) . ' ';
         }
 
         $command .= '--overWrite';
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ class Track extends Model
 
         if ($format == 'MP3' && $this->cover_id != null && is_file($this->cover->getFile())) {
             $tagWriter->tag_data['attached_picture'][0] = [
-                'data' => file_get_contents($this->cover->getFile()),
+                'data' => file_get_contents($this->cover->getFile(Image::ORIGINAL)),
                 'picturetypeid' => 2,
                 'description' => 'cover',
                 'mime' => $this->cover->mime