diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 64d1ab304..17ec347e8 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ android {
 		applicationId 'org.koitharu.kotatsu'
 		minSdk = 21
 		targetSdk = 35
-		versionCode = 700
-		versionName = '7.7.8'
+		versionCode = 701
+		versionName = '7.7.9'
 		generatedDensities = []
 		testInstrumentationRunner 'org.koitharu.kotatsu.HiltTestRunner'
 		ksp {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/local/data/input/LocalMangaParser.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/local/data/input/LocalMangaParser.kt
index a8506d1ac..6941c2409 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/local/data/input/LocalMangaParser.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/local/data/input/LocalMangaParser.kt
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class LocalMangaParser(private val uri: Uri) {
 			mangaInfo.copy(
 				source = LocalMangaSource,
 				url = rootFile.toUri().toString(),
-				coverUrl = coverEntry?.let { uri.child(it, resolve = true).toString() }.orEmpty(),
+				coverUrl = coverEntry?.let { uri.child(it, resolve = true).toString() },
 				largeCoverUrl = null,
 				chapters = if (withDetails) {
 					mangaInfo.chapters?.mapNotNull { c ->
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ class LocalMangaParser(private val uri: Uri) {
 				url = rootFile.toUri().toString(),
 				publicUrl = rootFile.toUri().toString(),
 				source = LocalMangaSource,
-				coverUrl = coverEntry?.let {
-					uri.child(it, resolve = true).toString()
-				}.orEmpty(),
+				coverUrl = coverEntry?.let { uri.child(it, resolve = true).toString() },
 				chapters = if (withDetails) {
 					val chapters = fileSystem.listRecursively(rootPath)
 						.mapNotNullTo(HashSet()) { path ->
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 9e4acac50..60460a3cc 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ material = "1.12.0"
 moshi = "1.15.2"
 okhttp = "4.12.0"
 okio = "3.9.1"
-parsers = "51ed1b2db8"
+parsers = "58e09bdaba"
 preference = "1.2.1"
 recyclerview = "1.3.2"
 room = "2.6.1"