diff --git a/server/controllers/LibraryItemController.js b/server/controllers/LibraryItemController.js
index 498398f72..2b25474e5 100644
--- a/server/controllers/LibraryItemController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/LibraryItemController.js
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ class LibraryItemController {
 
     // Check if library item media has a cover path
     if (!libraryItem.media.coverPath || !await fs.pathExists(libraryItem.media.coverPath)) {
-      Logger.debug(`[LibraryItemController] getCover: Library item "${req.params.id}" has no cover path`)
       return res.sendStatus(404)
     }
 
@@ -280,12 +279,6 @@ class LibraryItemController {
     return CacheManager.handleCoverCache(res, libraryItem.id, libraryItem.media.coverPath, options)
   }
 
-  // GET: api/items/:id/stream
-  openStream(req, res) {
-    // this.streamManager.openStreamApiRequest(res, req.user, req.libraryItem)
-    res.sendStatus(500)
-  }
-
   // POST: api/items/:id/play
   startPlaybackSession(req, res) {
     if (!req.libraryItem.media.numTracks && req.libraryItem.mediaType !== 'video') {
diff --git a/server/controllers/SearchController.js b/server/controllers/SearchController.js
index 2749016c3..93587bc4f 100644
--- a/server/controllers/SearchController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/SearchController.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class SearchController {
 
     let results = null
     if (podcast) results = await PodcastFinder.findCovers(query.title)
-    else results = await BookFinder.findCovers(query.provider || 'google', query.title, query.author || null)
+    else results = await BookFinder.findCovers(query.provider || 'google', query.title, query.author || '')
     res.json({
       results
     })
diff --git a/server/finders/BookFinder.js b/server/finders/BookFinder.js
index 96735cc95..bcf8ea068 100644
--- a/server/finders/BookFinder.js
+++ b/server/finders/BookFinder.js
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class BookFinder {
     if (!books.length && maxFuzzySearches > 0) {
       // normalize title and author
       title = title.trim().toLowerCase()
-      author = author.trim().toLowerCase()
+      author = author?.trim().toLowerCase() || ''
 
       // Now run up to maxFuzzySearches fuzzy searches
       let candidates = new Set()
diff --git a/server/objects/PlaybackSession.js b/server/objects/PlaybackSession.js
index 4fe3d8fd5..20b50009c 100644
--- a/server/objects/PlaybackSession.js
+++ b/server/objects/PlaybackSession.js
@@ -168,7 +168,13 @@ class PlaybackSession {
     this.currentTime = session.currentTime || 0
 
     this.startedAt = session.startedAt
-    this.updatedAt = session.updatedAt || null
+    this.updatedAt = session.updatedAt || session.startedAt
+
+    // Local playback sessions dont set this date field so set using updatedAt
+    if (!this.date && session.updatedAt) {
+      this.date = date.format(new Date(session.updatedAt), 'YYYY-MM-DD')
+      this.dayOfWeek = date.format(new Date(session.updatedAt), 'dddd')
+    }
   }
 
   get mediaItemId() {
diff --git a/server/objects/Stream.js b/server/objects/Stream.js
index c8452ac39..115bb96e6 100644
--- a/server/objects/Stream.js
+++ b/server/objects/Stream.js
@@ -339,9 +339,9 @@ class Stream extends EventEmitter {
       } else {
         Logger.error('Ffmpeg Err', '"' + err.message + '"')
 
-        // Temporary workaround for https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/172
-        const aacErrorMsg = 'ffmpeg exited with code 1: Could not write header for output file #0 (incorrect codec parameters ?)'
-        if (audioCodec === 'copy' && this.isAACEncodable && err.message && err.message.startsWith(aacErrorMsg)) {
+        // Temporary workaround for https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/172 and https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/2157
+        const aacErrorMsg = 'ffmpeg exited with code 1:'
+        if (audioCodec === 'copy' && this.isAACEncodable && err.message?.startsWith(aacErrorMsg)) {
           Logger.info(`[Stream] Re-attempting stream with AAC encode`)
           this.transcodeOptions.forceAAC = true
           this.reset(this.startTime)
@@ -435,4 +435,4 @@ class Stream extends EventEmitter {
     return newAudioTrack
   }
 }
-module.exports = Stream
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = Stream
diff --git a/server/scanner/BookScanner.js b/server/scanner/BookScanner.js
index f8e959bde..187ecac1d 100644
--- a/server/scanner/BookScanner.js
+++ b/server/scanner/BookScanner.js
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ class BookScanner {
         const result = await CoverManager.downloadCoverFromUrlNew(results[i], libraryItemId, libraryItemPath)
 
         if (result.error) {
-          Logger.error(`[Scanner] Failed to download cover from url "${results[i]}" | Attempt ${i + 1}`, result.error)
+          libraryScan.addLog(LogLevel.ERROR, `Failed to download cover from url "${results[i]}" | Attempt ${i + 1}`, result.error)
         } else if (result.cover) {
           return result.cover
         }