--- Artwork.pm	2008-06-19 10:02:46.000000000 -0500
+++ /root/Artwork.pm	2008-08-09 11:02:09.000000000 -0500
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 my $prefs = preferences('server');
 
 tie my %lastFile, 'Tie::Cache::LRU', 32;
+tie my %statCache, 'Tie::Cache::LRU', 1024;
 
 # Public class methods
 sub findArtwork {
@@ -345,7 +346,11 @@
 
 		$file = $parentDir->file($file)->stringify;
 
-		next unless -f $file;
+		if (! exists $statCache{$file}) {
+			$statCache{$file} = (-f $file ? 1 : 0);
+		}
+
+		next if (!$statCache{$file});
 
 		my ($body, $contentType) = $class->getImageContentAndType($file);