diff --git a/tubesync/sync/models.py b/tubesync/sync/models.py
index 5d36191e..b2656129 100644
--- a/tubesync/sync/models.py
+++ b/tubesync/sync/models.py
@@ -1202,6 +1202,8 @@ class Media(models.Model):
 
     @property
     def thumbnail(self):
+        if not self.has_metadata:
+            return f'https://i.ytimg.com/vi/{self.key}/maxresdefault.jpg'
         return self.get_metadata_first_value('thumbnail', '')
 
     @property