diff --git a/helpers/filesystem.lua b/helpers/filesystem.lua
index f06139ad..38d91577 100644
--- a/helpers/filesystem.lua
+++ b/helpers/filesystem.lua
@@ -52,8 +52,13 @@ function _filesystem.list_directory_files(path, exts, recursive)
     return files
 end
 
-function _filesystem.save_image_async_curl(url, filepath, callback)
-    awful.spawn.with_line_callback(string.format("curl -L -s %s -o %s", url, filepath),
+function _filesystem.save_image_async_curl(redownload, create_dirs, url, filepath, callback)
+    if not redownload and Gio.File.query_exists(Gio.File.new_for_path(filepath)) then
+        callback()
+        return
+    end
+
+    awful.spawn.with_line_callback(string.format("curl -L -s %s -o %s %s", url, filepath, (create_dirs and "--create-dirs" or "")),
     {
       exit=callback
     })
diff --git a/signal/playerctl/playerctl_cli.lua b/signal/playerctl/playerctl_cli.lua
index d091407d..2b417c91 100644
--- a/signal/playerctl/playerctl_cli.lua
+++ b/signal/playerctl/playerctl_cli.lua
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ local gobject = require("gears.object")
 local gtable = require("gears.table")
 local gtimer = require("gears.timer")
 local gstring = require("gears.string")
+local gfs = require("gears.filesystem")
 local beautiful = require("beautiful")
 local helpers = require(tostring(...):match(".*bling") .. ".helpers")
 local setmetatable = setmetatable
@@ -184,8 +185,8 @@ local function emit_player_metadata(self)
                 callback = function()
                     if title and title ~= "" then
                         if art_url ~= "" then
-                            local art_path = os.tmpname()
-                            helpers.filesystem.save_image_async_curl(art_url, art_path, function()
+                            local art_path = gfs.get_cache_dir() .. "bling_album_art/" .. art_url:gsub("https://", ""):gsub("http://", "")
+                            helpers.filesystem.save_image_async_curl(false, true, art_url, art_path, function()
                                 self:emit_signal("metadata", title, artist, art_path, album, player_name)
                                 capi.awesome.emit_signal("bling::playerctl::title_artist_album", title, artist, art_path)
                             end)
diff --git a/signal/playerctl/playerctl_lib.lua b/signal/playerctl/playerctl_lib.lua
index ca196333..e0206afc 100644
--- a/signal/playerctl/playerctl_lib.lua
+++ b/signal/playerctl/playerctl_lib.lua
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ local gobject = require("gears.object")
 local gtable = require("gears.table")
 local gtimer = require("gears.timer")
 local gstring = require("gears.string")
+local gfs = require("gears.filesystem")
 local beautiful = require("beautiful")
 local helpers = require(tostring(...):match(".*bling") .. ".helpers")
 local setmetatable = setmetatable
@@ -190,8 +191,8 @@ local function emit_metadata_signal(self, title, artist, artUrl, album, new, pla
     end
 
     if artUrl ~= "" then
-        local art_path = os.tmpname()
-        helpers.filesystem.save_image_async_curl(artUrl, art_path, function()
+        local art_path = gfs.get_cache_dir() .. "bling_album_art/" .. artUrl:gsub("https://", ""):gsub("http://", "")
+        helpers.filesystem.save_image_async_curl(false, true, artUrl, art_path, function()
             self:emit_signal("metadata", title, artist, art_path, album, new, player_name)
             capi.awesome.emit_signal("bling::playerctl::title_artist_album", title, artist, art_path, player_name)
         end)