diff --git a/src/app/dialogs/edit-subscription-dialog/edit-subscription-dialog.component.ts b/src/app/dialogs/edit-subscription-dialog/edit-subscription-dialog.component.ts
index b1d2dd4f..19ff03bf 100644
--- a/src/app/dialogs/edit-subscription-dialog/edit-subscription-dialog.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/dialogs/edit-subscription-dialog/edit-subscription-dialog.component.ts
@@ -61,9 +61,13 @@ export class EditSubscriptionDialogComponent implements OnInit {
   ];
 
   constructor(@Inject(MAT_DIALOG_DATA) public data: any, private dialog: MatDialog, private postsService: PostsService) {
-    this.sub = this.data.sub;
+    this.sub = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.data.sub));
     this.new_sub = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.sub));
 
+    // ignore videos to keep requests small
+    delete this.sub['videos'];
+    delete this.new_sub['videos'];
+
     this.audioOnlyMode = this.sub.type === 'audio';
     this.download_all = !this.sub.timerange;
 
diff --git a/src/app/subscription/subscription/subscription.component.ts b/src/app/subscription/subscription/subscription.component.ts
index 5f32f407..461dcfc0 100644
--- a/src/app/subscription/subscription/subscription.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/subscription/subscription/subscription.component.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export class SubscriptionComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         if (init) {
           this.getConfig();
           this.getSubscription();
-          this.sub_interval = setInterval(() => this.getSubscription(), 1000);
+          this.sub_interval = setInterval(() => this.getSubscription(true), 1000);
         }
       });
     }
@@ -79,8 +79,14 @@ export class SubscriptionComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     this.router.navigate(['/subscriptions']);
   }
 
-  getSubscription() {
+  getSubscription(low_cost = false) {
     this.postsService.getSubscription(this.id).subscribe(res => {
+      if (low_cost && res['subscription'].videos.length === this.subscription?.videos.length) {
+        if (res['subscription']['downloading'] !== this.subscription['downloading']) {
+          this.subscription['downloading'] = res['subscription']['downloading'];
+        }
+        return;
+      }
       this.subscription = res['subscription'];
       this.files = res['files'];
       if (this.search_mode) {