diff --git a/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/covermenu.lua b/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/covermenu.lua
index 5ae24241a..5161c804f 100644
--- a/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/covermenu.lua
+++ b/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/covermenu.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 local BD = require("ui/bidi")
+local DocSettings = require("docsettings")
 local DocumentRegistry = require("document/documentregistry")
 local FileManagerBookInfo = require("apps/filemanager/filemanagerbookinfo")
 local ImageViewer = require("ui/widget/imageviewer")
@@ -45,12 +46,31 @@ local CoverMenu = {}
 
 local book_statuses = {"reading", "abandoned", "complete"}
 
-function CoverMenu:updateCache(file, status)
-    if self.cover_info_cache and self.cover_info_cache[file] then
-        if status then
-            self.cover_info_cache[file][3] = status
+function CoverMenu:updateCache(file, status, do_create, pages)
+    if do_create then -- create new cache entry if absent
+        if self.cover_info_cache[file] then return end
+        local doc_settings = DocSettings:open(file)
+        -- We can get nb of page in the new 'doc_pages' setting, or from the old 'stats.page'
+        local doc_pages = doc_settings:readSetting("doc_pages")
+        if doc_pages then
+            pages = doc_pages
         else
-            self.cover_info_cache[file] = nil
+            local stats = doc_settings:readSetting("stats")
+            if stats and stats.pages and stats.pages ~= 0 then -- crengine with statistics disabled stores 0
+                pages = stats.pages
+            end
+        end
+        local percent_finished = doc_settings:readSetting("percent_finished")
+        local summary = doc_settings:readSetting("summary")
+        status = summary and summary.status
+        self.cover_info_cache[file] = {pages, percent_finished, status}
+    else
+        if self.cover_info_cache and self.cover_info_cache[file] then
+            if status then
+                self.cover_info_cache[file][3] = status
+            else
+                self.cover_info_cache[file] = nil
+            end
         end
     end
 end
diff --git a/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/listmenu.lua b/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/listmenu.lua
index 827d5e3a9..e2b8688e9 100644
--- a/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/listmenu.lua
+++ b/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/listmenu.lua
@@ -390,25 +390,8 @@ function ListMenuItem:update()
             local percent_finished, status
             if DocSettings:hasSidecarFile(self.filepath) then
                 self.been_opened = true
-                if self.menu.cover_info_cache[self.filepath] then
-                    pages, percent_finished, status = unpack(self.menu.cover_info_cache[self.filepath])
-                else
-                    local doc_settings = DocSettings:open(self.filepath)
-                    -- We can get nb of page in the new 'doc_pages' setting, or from the old 'stats.page'
-                    local doc_pages = doc_settings:readSetting("doc_pages")
-                    if doc_pages then
-                        pages = doc_pages
-                    else
-                        local stats = doc_settings:readSetting("stats")
-                        if stats and stats.pages and stats.pages ~= 0 then -- crengine with statistics disabled stores 0
-                            pages = stats.pages
-                        end
-                    end
-                    percent_finished = doc_settings:readSetting("percent_finished")
-                    local summary = doc_settings:readSetting("summary")
-                    status = summary and summary.status
-                    self.menu.cover_info_cache[self.filepath] = {pages, percent_finished, status}
-                end
+                self.menu:updateCache(self.filepath, nil, true, pages) -- create new cache entry if absent
+                pages, percent_finished, status = unpack(self.menu.cover_info_cache[self.filepath])
             end
             if status == "complete" or status == "abandoned" then
                 -- Display these instead of the read %
diff --git a/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/mosaicmenu.lua b/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/mosaicmenu.lua
index 6adef8ba8..285ad52dd 100644
--- a/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/mosaicmenu.lua
+++ b/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/mosaicmenu.lua
@@ -574,27 +574,10 @@ function MosaicMenuItem:update()
                 self.menu.cover_info_cache = {}
             end
             local percent_finished, status
-            local pages = bookinfo.pages
             if DocSettings:hasSidecarFile(self.filepath) then
                 self.been_opened = true
-                if self.menu.cover_info_cache[self.filepath] then
-                    pages, percent_finished, status = unpack(self.menu.cover_info_cache[self.filepath]) -- luacheck: no unused
-                else
-                    local docinfo = DocSettings:open(self.filepath)
-                    -- We can get nb of page in the new 'doc_pages' setting, or from the old 'stats.page'
-                    if docinfo.data.doc_pages then
-                        pages = docinfo.data.doc_pages
-                    elseif docinfo.data.stats and docinfo.data.stats.pages then
-                        if docinfo.data.stats.pages ~= 0 then -- crengine with statistics disabled stores 0
-                            pages = docinfo.data.stats.pages
-                        end
-                    end
-                    if docinfo.data.summary and docinfo.data.summary.status then
-                        status = docinfo.data.summary.status
-                    end
-                    percent_finished = docinfo.data.percent_finished
-                    self.menu.cover_info_cache[self.filepath] = {pages, percent_finished, status}
-                end
+                self.menu:updateCache(self.filepath, nil, true, bookinfo.pages) -- create new cache entry if absent
+                _, percent_finished, status = unpack(self.menu.cover_info_cache[self.filepath])
             end
             self.percent_finished = percent_finished
             self.status = status