diff --git a/apps/pyMetadata/app.py b/apps/pyMetadata/app.py
index 69c68c88..7b1aac60 100644
--- a/apps/pyMetadata/app.py
+++ b/apps/pyMetadata/app.py
@@ -100,13 +100,17 @@ class EventsPullerThread(threading.Thread):
         while not self.shutdown.is_set():
             producedMessage: bool = False
 
-            connection = mysql.connector.connect(
+            try:
+                connection = mysql.connector.connect(
                     host=events_server_address,
                     port=events_server_port,
                     database=events_server_database_name,
                     user=events_server_username,
                     password=events_server_password
-            )
+                )
+            except:
+                logging.error(f"Unable to connect to {events_server_address}:{events_server_port}. Either the server or database: {events_server_database_name} is not present yet!")
+
             try:
                 rows = self.getEventsAvailable(connection=connection)
                 for row in rows:
diff --git a/apps/pyMetadata/sources/imdb.py b/apps/pyMetadata/sources/imdb.py
index 3ae0e9f7..185871f2 100644
--- a/apps/pyMetadata/sources/imdb.py
+++ b/apps/pyMetadata/sources/imdb.py
@@ -48,11 +48,14 @@ class Imdb(SourceBase):
     async def __getMetadata(self, id: str) -> Optional[Metadata]:
         try:
             result = await asyncio.to_thread(Cinemagoer().get_movie, id)
+            cover = result.get_fullsizeURL()
+            if cover is None or len(cover) == 0:
+                cover = result.get("cover url", None)
             summary = result.get("plot outline", None)
             return Metadata(
                 title=result.get("title", None),
                 altTitle=[result.get("localized title", [])],
-                cover=result.get("cover url", None),
+                cover=cover,
                 banner=None,
                 summary=[] if summary is None else [
                     Summary(
diff --git a/apps/pyMetadata/sources/source.py b/apps/pyMetadata/sources/source.py
index 8af2355e..c14a2c97 100644
--- a/apps/pyMetadata/sources/source.py
+++ b/apps/pyMetadata/sources/source.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class SourceBase(ABC):
 
         for title in titles:
             for id, stored_title in filtered_idToTitle.items():
-                ratio = fuzz.ratio(title, stored_title)
+                ratio = fuzz.ratio(title, stored_title[0])
                 if ratio > best_ratio:
                     best_ratio = ratio
                     best_match_id = id