diff --git a/cps/metadata_provider/comicvine.py b/cps/metadata_provider/comicvine.py
index 8f496608..00c34599 100644
--- a/cps/metadata_provider/comicvine.py
+++ b/cps/metadata_provider/comicvine.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class ComicVine(Metadata):
     __name__ = "ComicVine"
     __id__ = "comicvine"
 
-    def search(self, query, __):
+    def search(self, query, generic_cover=""):
         val = list()
         apikey = "57558043c53943d5d1e96a9ad425b0eb85532ee6"
         if self.active:
diff --git a/cps/metadata_provider/google.py b/cps/metadata_provider/google.py
index f3d02d8e..cf166f2e 100644
--- a/cps/metadata_provider/google.py
+++ b/cps/metadata_provider/google.py
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ class Google(Metadata):
     __name__ = "Google"
     __id__ = "google"
 
-    def search(self, query, __):
+    def search(self, query, generic_cover=""):
         if self.active:
             val = list()
             result = requests.get("https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes?q="+query.replace(" ","+"))
             for r in result.json()['items']:
                 v = dict()
                 v['id'] = r['id']
-                v['title'] = r['volumeInfo']['title']
+                v['title'] = r['volumeInfo'].get('title',"")
                 v['authors'] = r['volumeInfo'].get('authors', [])
                 v['description'] = r['volumeInfo'].get('description', "")
                 v['publisher'] = r['volumeInfo'].get('publisher', "")
diff --git a/cps/metadata_provider/scholar.py b/cps/metadata_provider/scholar.py
index 6e13c768..5ff078b9 100644
--- a/cps/metadata_provider/scholar.py
+++ b/cps/metadata_provider/scholar.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ from scholarly import scholarly
 
 from cps.services.Metadata import Metadata
 
-
 class scholar(Metadata):
     __name__ = "Google Scholar"
     __id__ = "googlescholar"
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ class scholar(Metadata):
             i = 0
             for publication in scholar_gen:
                 v = dict()
-                v['id'] = "1234" # publication['bib'].get('title')
+                v['id'] = publication['url_scholarbib'].split(':')[1]
                 v['title'] = publication['bib'].get('title')
                 v['authors'] = publication['bib'].get('author', [])
                 v['description'] = publication['bib'].get('abstract', "")
@@ -41,8 +40,8 @@ class scholar(Metadata):
                     v['publishedDate'] = publication['bib'].get('pub_year')+"-01-01"
                 else:
                     v['publishedDate'] = ""
-                v['tags'] = ""
-                v['ratings'] = 0
+                v['tags'] = []
+                v['rating'] = 0
                 v['series'] = ""
                 v['cover'] = generic_cover
                 v['url'] = publication.get('pub_url') or publication.get('eprint_url') or "",
diff --git a/cps/search_metadata.py b/cps/search_metadata.py
index e837fe21..b88f222f 100644
--- a/cps/search_metadata.py
+++ b/cps/search_metadata.py
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ def metadata_search():
     data = list()
     active = current_user.view_settings.get('metadata', {})
     if query:
-        static_cover = url_for('static', filename='generic_cover.jpg')
+        generic_cover = ""
         with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=5) as executor:
-            meta = {executor.submit(c.search, query, static_cover): c for c in cl if active.get(c.__id__, True)}
+            meta = {executor.submit(c.search, query, generic_cover): c for c in cl if active.get(c.__id__, True)}
             for future in concurrent.futures.as_completed(meta):
                 data.extend(future.result())
     return Response(json.dumps(data), mimetype='application/json')
diff --git a/cps/static/js/get_meta.js b/cps/static/js/get_meta.js
index 51ab740d..2ad4d53b 100644
--- a/cps/static/js/get_meta.js
+++ b/cps/static/js/get_meta.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ $(function () {
         $("#book_title").val(book.title);
         $("#tags").val(uniqueTags.join(", "));
         $("#rating").data("rating").setValue(Math.round(book.rating));
-        if(book.cover !== null){
+        if(book.cover){
             $(".cover img").attr("src", book.cover);
             $("#cover_url").val(book.cover);
         }
@@ -128,9 +128,7 @@ $(function () {
         e.preventDefault();
         keyword = $("#keyword").val();
         $('.pill').each(function(){
-            // console.log($(this).data('control'));
             $(this).data("initial", $(this).prop('checked'));
-            // console.log($(this).data('initial'));
         });
         doSearch(keyword);
     });