diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ea141ba62..24db97b00 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ver 0.23.2 (not yet released)
+* protocol
+  - fix "albumart" timeout bug
 * input
   - nfs: fix playback bug
 * output
diff --git a/src/input/LastInputStream.cxx b/src/input/LastInputStream.cxx
index e0829c122..ec7cf8a31 100644
--- a/src/input/LastInputStream.cxx
+++ b/src/input/LastInputStream.cxx
@@ -42,5 +42,6 @@ LastInputStream::OnCloseTimer() noexcept
 {
 	assert(is);
 
+	uri.clear();
 	is.reset();
 }