--- a/src/gui/widgets/poster.cc	Sun May 12 18:16:08 2024 -0400
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/poster.cc	Sun May 12 20:24:09 2024 -0400
@@ -28,21 +28,36 @@
 	label_.setAlignment(Qt::AlignCenter);
 	layout->addWidget(&label_);
 
-	connect(&get_thread_, &HTTP::RequestThread::ReceivedData, this, &Poster::ImageDownloadFinished);
+	get_thread_ = new HTTP::RequestThread(HTTP::Type::Get);
+	connect(get_thread_, &HTTP::RequestThread::ReceivedData, this, &Poster::ImageDownloadFinished);
 }
 
 Poster::Poster(const Anime::Anime& anime, QWidget* parent) : Poster(parent) {
 	SetAnime(anime);
 }
 
+Poster::~Poster() {
+	/* schedule deletion of the thread */
+	get_thread_->deleteLater();
+}
+
+void Poster::DownloadPoster() {
+	if (get_thread_->isRunning())
+		get_thread_->Stop();
+	get_thread_->wait();
+
+	get_thread_->SetUrl(poster_url_);
+	get_thread_->start();
+}
+
 void Poster::SetAnime(const Anime::Anime& anime) {
-	/* todo: only download on showEvent() */
-	if (get_thread_.isRunning())
-		get_thread_.Stop();
-	get_thread_.wait();
+	label_.clear();
 
-	get_thread_.SetUrl(anime.GetPosterUrl());
-	get_thread_.start();
+	poster_url_ = anime.GetPosterUrl();
+	if (isVisible())
+		DownloadPoster();
+	else
+		need_refresh_ = true;
 
 	std::optional<std::string> url = anime.GetServiceUrl(session.config.service);
 	if (url)
@@ -54,6 +69,13 @@
 	}
 }
 
+void Poster::showEvent(QShowEvent* event) {
+	if (need_refresh_) {
+		DownloadPoster();
+		need_refresh_ = false;
+	}
+}
+
 void Poster::SetClickable(bool enabled) {
 	clickable_ = enabled;