diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 52fbc0471..cfaa85784 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 - opening home when launching app as media picker
 - removing groups with obsolete albums
+- loading group custom covers
 
 ## <a id="v1.13.1"></a>[v1.13.1] - 2025-05-14
 
diff --git a/lib/model/filters/container/set_and.dart b/lib/model/filters/container/set_and.dart
index 396f5d2ea..a443c7f63 100644
--- a/lib/model/filters/container/set_and.dart
+++ b/lib/model/filters/container/set_and.dart
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ class SetAndFilter extends CollectionFilter with ContainerFilter {
 
   static SetAndFilter? fromMap(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
     final filters = (json['filters'] as List).cast<String>().map(CollectionFilter.fromJson).nonNulls.toSet();
-    if (filters.isEmpty) return null;
-
     return SetAndFilter(
       filters,
       reversed: json['reversed'] ?? false,
diff --git a/lib/model/filters/container/set_or.dart b/lib/model/filters/container/set_or.dart
index 10d1f74de..27a271bbf 100644
--- a/lib/model/filters/container/set_or.dart
+++ b/lib/model/filters/container/set_or.dart
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ class SetOrFilter extends CollectionFilter with ContainerFilter {
 
   static SetOrFilter? fromMap(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
     final filters = (json['filters'] as List).cast<String>().map(CollectionFilter.fromJson).nonNulls.toSet();
-    if (filters.isEmpty) return null;
-
     return SetOrFilter(
       filters,
       reversed: json['reversed'] ?? false,