diff --git a/src/activities/boot_sleep/SleepActivity.cpp b/src/activities/boot_sleep/SleepActivity.cpp
index d1ac257b..e87c54bd 100644
--- a/src/activities/boot_sleep/SleepActivity.cpp
+++ b/src/activities/boot_sleep/SleepActivity.cpp
@@ -183,10 +183,9 @@ void SleepActivity::onEnter() {
 }
 
 void SleepActivity::renderCustomSleepScreen() const {
-  const BookOverlayInfo overlayInfo =
-      (SETTINGS.sleepCoverOverlay != 0 && APP_STATE.lastSleepFromReader && !APP_STATE.openEpubPath.empty())
-          ? getBookOverlayInfo(APP_STATE.openEpubPath)
-          : BookOverlayInfo{};
+  const BookOverlayInfo overlayInfo{};
+  const bool shouldLoadOverlayInfo =
+      SETTINGS.sleepCoverOverlay != 0 && APP_STATE.lastSleepFromReader && !APP_STATE.openEpubPath.empty();
 
   // Check if we have a /.sleep (preferred) or /sleep directory
   const char* sleepDir = nullptr;
@@ -248,7 +247,9 @@ void SleepActivity::renderCustomSleepScreen() const {
         delay(100);
         Bitmap bitmap(file, true);
         if (bitmap.parseHeaders() == BmpReaderError::Ok) {
-          renderBitmapSleepScreen(bitmap, overlayInfo);
+          const BookOverlayInfo resolvedOverlayInfo =
+              shouldLoadOverlayInfo ? getBookOverlayInfo(APP_STATE.openEpubPath) : overlayInfo;
+          renderBitmapSleepScreen(bitmap, resolvedOverlayInfo);
           file.close();
           dir.close();
           return;
@@ -266,7 +267,9 @@ void SleepActivity::renderCustomSleepScreen() const {
     Bitmap bitmap(file, true);
     if (bitmap.parseHeaders() == BmpReaderError::Ok) {
       LOG_DBG("SLP", "Loading: /sleep.bmp");
-      renderBitmapSleepScreen(bitmap, overlayInfo);
+      const BookOverlayInfo resolvedOverlayInfo =
+          shouldLoadOverlayInfo ? getBookOverlayInfo(APP_STATE.openEpubPath) : overlayInfo;
+      renderBitmapSleepScreen(bitmap, resolvedOverlayInfo);
       file.close();
       return;
     }