diff --git a/backend/appdata/default.json b/backend/appdata/default.json
index 001f515..dca9eee 100644
--- a/backend/appdata/default.json
+++ b/backend/appdata/default.json
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
     "Subscriptions": {
       "allow_subscriptions": true,
       "subscriptions_base_path": "subscriptions/",
-      "subscriptions_check_interval": "300"
+      "subscriptions_check_interval": "300",
+      "redownload_fresh_uploads": false
     },
     "Users": {
       "base_path": "users/",
diff --git a/backend/config.js b/backend/config.js
index b2aff63..4790e34 100644
--- a/backend/config.js
+++ b/backend/config.js
@@ -215,7 +215,8 @@ DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
       "Subscriptions": {
         "allow_subscriptions": true,
         "subscriptions_base_path": "subscriptions/",
-        "subscriptions_check_interval": "300"
+        "subscriptions_check_interval": "300",
+        "redownload_fresh_uploads": false
       },
       "Users": {
         "base_path": "users/",
diff --git a/backend/consts.js b/backend/consts.js
index bffe486..64e6e09 100644
--- a/backend/consts.js
+++ b/backend/consts.js
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ let CONFIG_ITEMS = {
         'key': 'ytdl_subscriptions_check_interval',
         'path': 'YoutubeDLMaterial.Subscriptions.subscriptions_check_interval'
     },
+    'ytdl_subscriptions_redownload_fresh_uploads': {
+        'key': 'ytdl_subscriptions_redownload_fresh_uploads',
+        'path': 'YoutubeDLMaterial.Subscriptions.redownload_fresh_uploads'
+    },
 
     // Users
     'ytdl_users_base_path': {
diff --git a/backend/subscriptions.js b/backend/subscriptions.js
index 7ce2a96..396516d 100644
--- a/backend/subscriptions.js
+++ b/backend/subscriptions.js
@@ -333,9 +333,13 @@ async function getVideosForSub(sub, user_uid = null) {
 
                     const reset_videos = i === 0;
                     handleOutputJSON(sub, sub_db, output_json, multiUserMode, reset_videos);
+                }
+
+                if (config_api.getConfigItem('ytdl_subscriptions_redownload_fresh_uploads')) {
                     await setFreshUploads(sub, user_uid);
                     checkVideosForFreshUploads(sub, user_uid);
                 }
+
                 resolve(true);
             }
         });
@@ -403,7 +407,7 @@ async function generateArgsForSubscription(sub, user_uid, redownload = false, de
         downloadConfig = ['-f', 'best', '--dump-json'];
     }
 
-    if (sub.timerange) {
+    if (sub.timerange && !redownload) {
         downloadConfig.push('--dateafter', sub.timerange);
     }
 
@@ -515,14 +519,13 @@ async function checkVideosForFreshUploads(sub, user_uid) {
 
 async function checkVideoIfBetterExists(file_obj, sub, user_uid) {
     const new_path = file_obj['path'].substring(0, file_obj['path'].length - 4);
-    const downloadConfig = generateArgsForSubscription(sub, user_uid, true, new_path);
+    const downloadConfig = await generateArgsForSubscription(sub, user_uid, true, new_path);
     logger.verbose(`Checking if a better version of the fresh upload ${file_obj['id']} exists.`);
     // simulate a download to verify that a better version exists
     youtubedl.getInfo(file_obj['url'], downloadConfig, (err, output) => {
         if (err) {
             // video is not available anymore for whatever reason
         } else if (output) {
-            console.log(output);
             const metric_to_compare = sub.type === 'audio' ? 'abr' : 'height';
             if (output[metric_to_compare] > file_obj[metric_to_compare]) {
                 // download new video as the simulated one is better
diff --git a/src/app/settings/settings.component.html b/src/app/settings/settings.component.html
index 08d4970..bd085b1 100644
--- a/src/app/settings/settings.component.html
+++ b/src/app/settings/settings.component.html
@@ -53,12 +53,15 @@
                             <mat-hint><ng-container i18n="Subscriptions base path setting input hint">Base path for videos from your subscribed channels and playlists. It is relative to YTDL-Material's root folder.</ng-container></mat-hint>
                         </mat-form-field>
                     </div>
-                    <div class="col-12 mt-5 mb-3">
+                    <div class="col-12 mt-4">
                         <mat-form-field class="text-field" color="accent">
                             <input [disabled]="!new_config['Subscriptions']['allow_subscriptions']" [(ngModel)]="new_config['Subscriptions']['subscriptions_check_interval']" matInput placeholder="Check interval" i18n-placeholder="Check interval input setting placeholder">
                             <mat-hint><ng-container i18n="Check interval setting input hint">Unit is seconds, only include numbers.</ng-container></mat-hint>
                         </mat-form-field>
                     </div>
+                    <div class="col-12 mt-2 mb-3">
+                        <mat-checkbox color="accent" [(ngModel)]="new_config['Subscriptions']['redownload_fresh_uploads']" matTooltip="Sometimes new videos are downloaded before being fully processed. This setting will mean new videos will be checked for a higher quality version the following day." i18n-matTooltip="Redownload fresh uploads tooltip"><ng-container i18n="Redownload fresh uploads">Redownload fresh uploads</ng-container></mat-checkbox>
+                    </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
             <mat-divider></mat-divider>