diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index 063ff0aa..d0c04e4d 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use self::serde_json::Value as JsonValue;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use self::url::Url;
 use std::io::Read;
+use std::path::Path;
 
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::prelude::*;
@@ -214,6 +215,12 @@ pub fn dw_media(base: &Url, url: &str, thumb: bool, dest: Option<&str>, w: i32,
         Some(d) => String::from(d) + &media
     };
 
+    let pathname = fname.clone();
+    let p = Path::new(&pathname);
+    if p.is_file() {
+        return Ok(fname);
+    }
+
     let mut file = File::create(&fname)?;
     let buffer = get_media(url.as_str())?;
     file.write_all(&buffer)?;