diff --git a/comictaggerlib/comicvinetalker.py b/comictaggerlib/comicvinetalker.py
index 9e76c4b..e76a908 100644
--- a/comictaggerlib/comicvinetalker.py
+++ b/comictaggerlib/comicvinetalker.py
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ class ComicVineTalker:
         )
 
         self.nam.finished.connect(self.async_fetch_issue_cover_url_complete)
-        self.nam.get(QtNetwork.QNetworkRequest(QtCore.QUrl(issue_url)))
+        self.nam.get(QtNetwork.QNetworkRequest(QtCore.QUrl(issue_url.geturl())))
 
     def async_fetch_issue_cover_url_complete(self, reply: QtNetwork.QNetworkReply) -> None:
         # read in the response