diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8dc181f3e03..d2750fdde3d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "episodes": "npm run fetch && mkdir -p episodes && node tasks/fetch_episodes.js",
     "copy": "cp -rT static dist && cp node_modules/amplitudejs/dist/amplitude.min.js dist/js/player.js",
     "init": "run-s clean copy && run-p fetch build:data",
-    "start": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development npm run init && run-p start:*",
+    "start": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development npm run init && cross-env NODE_ENV=development run-p start:*",
     "start:data": "onchange -k 'content/**/*' 'tasks/generate_site_data.js' -- npm run build:data",
     "start:pages": "onchange -i -k 'pug.config.js' 'markdown.js' 'content/**' 'generated/**' 'src/**/*.pug' 'src/**/*.svg' 'tasks/generate_pages.js' -- npm run build:pages",
     "start:styles": "onchange -i -k 'src/**/*.css' -- npm run build:styles",
diff --git a/pug.config.js b/pug.config.js
index 141312ab612..18c5755bd86 100644
--- a/pug.config.js
+++ b/pug.config.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 const helpers = require('./helpers')
 
 const IS_DEV = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development'
-const HOST = IS_DEV ? 'http://localhost:3000' : getBaseUrl()
+const HOST = IS_DEV ? 'http://localhost:3000' : 'https://einundzwanzig.space'
 const random = max =>  Math.floor(Math.random() * Math.floor(max))
 const shuffle = arr => { for (let i = arr.length - 1; i > 0; i--) { const j = Math.floor(Math.random() * i); const temp = arr[i]; arr[i] = arr[j]; arr[j] = temp; }; return arr }
 const formatDate = date => (new Date(date)).toISOString().replace(/T.*/, '').split('-').reverse().join('.')
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ const assetUrl = (path, protocol = 'https') => {
   if (!url.startsWith(`${protocol}:`)) url = url.replace(/^.*:/, `${protocol}:`)
   return url
 }
-function getBaseUrl () {
-  const { DEPLOY_PRIME_URL, URL } = process.env
-  const branchUrl = DEPLOY_PRIME_URL || URL || ''
-  return !branchUrl.match('master--einundzwanzig') ? branchUrl : 'https://einundzwanzig.space'
-}
 
 module.exports = {
   basedir: './src/includes',
diff --git a/src/includes/mixins.pug b/src/includes/mixins.pug
index 045f6167b18..fc282b5a2cc 100644
--- a/src/includes/mixins.pug
+++ b/src/includes/mixins.pug
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ mixin episodeItem(e)
 mixin episodePlayer(e)
   .player.player--single&attributes(attributes)
     a.player__coverlink(href=`/podcast/${e.slug}/`)
-      img.player__cover(src=imgLarge data-amplitude-song-info="cover_art_url" data-amplitude-main-song-info="true")
+      img.player__cover(src=imgLarge data-amplitude-song-info="cover_art_url" data-amplitude-main-song-info="true" alt=e.titlePlain loading="lazy")
     .player__bottom
       progress.player__progress.amplitude-song-played-progress(data-amplitude-main-song-played-progress="true")