diff --git a/www/ebooks/ebook.php b/www/ebooks/ebook.php
index 29a5fd41..4ee60abd 100644
--- a/www/ebooks/ebook.php
+++ b/www/ebooks/ebook.php
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ catch(\Exception $ex){
 						<picture>
 							<? if($carouselEbook->CoverImage2xAvifUrl !== null){ ?><source srcset="<?= $carouselEbook->CoverImage2xAvifUrl ?> 2x, <?= $carouselEbook->CoverImageAvifUrl ?> 1x" type="image/avif"/><? } ?>
 							<source srcset="<?= $carouselEbook->CoverImage2xUrl ?> 2x, <?= $carouselEbook->CoverImageUrl ?> 1x" type="image/jpg"/>
-							<img src="<?= $carouselEbook->CoverImageUrl ?>" alt="The cover for the Standard Ebooks edition of <?= Formatter::ToPlainText(strip_tags($carouselEbook->TitleWithCreditsHtml)) ?>" height="200" width="134"/>
+							<img src="<?= $carouselEbook->CoverImageUrl ?>" alt="The cover for the Standard Ebooks edition of <?= Formatter::ToPlainText(strip_tags($carouselEbook->TitleWithCreditsHtml)) ?>" height="200" width="134" loading="lazy"/>
 						</picture>
 					</a>
 				</li>