diff --git a/src/sources/soundsourceproxy.cpp b/src/sources/soundsourceproxy.cpp
index f94c4f1f44b..69d94ea1982 100644
--- a/src/sources/soundsourceproxy.cpp
+++ b/src/sources/soundsourceproxy.cpp
@@ -542,15 +542,6 @@ bool SoundSourceProxy::updateTrackFromSource(
     bool metadataSynchronized = false;
     mixxx::TrackMetadata trackMetadata =
             m_pTrack->getMetadata(&metadataSynchronized);
-    // If the file tags have already been parsed at least once, the
-    // existing track metadata should not be updated implicitly, i.e.
-    // if the user did not explicitly choose to (re-)import metadata
-    // explicitly from this file.
-    bool mergeExtraMetadataFromSource = false;
-    if (metadataSynchronized && mode == UpdateTrackFromSourceMode::Once) {
-        // No (re-)import needed or desired, only merge missing properties
-        mergeExtraMetadataFromSource = true;
-    }
 
     // Save for later to replace the unreliable and imprecise audio
     // properties imported from file tags (see below).
@@ -562,7 +553,17 @@ bool SoundSourceProxy::updateTrackFromSource(
     QImage coverImg;
     DEBUG_ASSERT(coverImg.isNull());
     QImage* pCoverImg = nullptr; // pointer also serves as a flag
-    if (!mergeExtraMetadataFromSource) {
+
+    // If the file tags have already been parsed at least once, the
+    // existing track metadata should not be updated implicitly, i.e.
+    // if the user did not explicitly choose to (re-)import metadata
+    // explicitly from this file.
+    bool mergeExtraMetadataFromSource = false;
+    if (metadataSynchronized && mode == UpdateTrackFromSourceMode::Once) {
+        // No (re-)import needed or desired, only merge missing properties
+        mergeExtraMetadataFromSource = true;
+    } else {
+        // Import the cover initially or when a reimport has been requested
         const auto coverInfo = m_pTrack->getCoverInfo();
         if (coverInfo.source == CoverInfo::USER_SELECTED &&
                 coverInfo.type == CoverInfo::FILE) {
@@ -579,10 +580,12 @@ bool SoundSourceProxy::updateTrackFromSource(
     }
 
     // Parse the tags stored in the audio file
-    auto metadataImported =
-            m_pSoundSource->importTrackMetadataAndCoverImage(
-                    &trackMetadata, pCoverImg);
-    if (metadataImported.first == mixxx::MetadataSource::ImportResult::Failed) {
+    auto metadataImportedFromSource =
+            importTrackMetadataAndCoverImage(
+                    &trackMetadata,
+                    pCoverImg);
+    if (metadataImportedFromSource.first ==
+            mixxx::MetadataSource::ImportResult::Failed) {
         kLogger.warning()
                 << "Failed to import track metadata"
                 << (pCoverImg ? "and embedded cover art" : "")
@@ -596,7 +599,7 @@ bool SoundSourceProxy::updateTrackFromSource(
     if (mergeExtraMetadataFromSource) {
         // No reimport of embedded cover image desired in this case
         DEBUG_ASSERT(!pCoverImg);
-        if (metadataImported.first == mixxx::MetadataSource::ImportResult::Succeeded) {
+        if (metadataImportedFromSource.first == mixxx::MetadataSource::ImportResult::Succeeded) {
             // Partial import of properties that are not (yet) stored
             // in the database
             return m_pTrack->mergeExtraMetadataFromSource(trackMetadata);
@@ -669,26 +672,28 @@ bool SoundSourceProxy::updateTrackFromSource(
         if (trackMetadata.refTrackInfo().parseArtistTitleFromFileName(
                     fileInfo.fileName(), splitArtistTitle)) {
             // Pretend that metadata import succeeded
-            metadataImported.first = mixxx::MetadataSource::ImportResult::Succeeded;
-            if (metadataImported.second.isNull()) {
+            metadataImportedFromSource.first = mixxx::MetadataSource::ImportResult::Succeeded;
+            if (metadataImportedFromSource.second.isNull()) {
                 // Since this is also some kind of metadata import, we mark the
                 // track's metadata as synchronized with the time stamp of the file.
-                metadataImported.second = fileInfo.lastModified();
+                metadataImportedFromSource.second = fileInfo.lastModified();
             }
         }
     }
 
     // Do not continue with unknown and maybe invalid metadata!
-    if (metadataImported.first != mixxx::MetadataSource::ImportResult::Succeeded) {
+    if (metadataImportedFromSource.first != mixxx::MetadataSource::ImportResult::Succeeded) {
         return false;
     }
 
     m_pTrack->replaceMetadataFromSource(
             std::move(trackMetadata),
-            metadataImported.second);
+            metadataImportedFromSource.second);
 
-    bool pendingBeatsImport = m_pTrack->getBeatsImportStatus() == Track::ImportStatus::Pending;
-    bool pendingCueImport = m_pTrack->getCueImportStatus() == Track::ImportStatus::Pending;
+    const bool pendingBeatsImport =
+            m_pTrack->getBeatsImportStatus() == Track::ImportStatus::Pending;
+    const bool pendingCueImport =
+            m_pTrack->getCueImportStatus() == Track::ImportStatus::Pending;
     if (pendingBeatsImport || pendingCueImport) {
         // Try to open the audio source once to determine the actual
         // stream properties for finishing the pending import.