diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AbstractRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AbstractRipper.java
index 0bf6c001..dc04e801 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AbstractRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AbstractRipper.java
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractRipper
      * @param downloadedURL URL to check if downloaded
      */
     private void writeDownloadedURL(String downloadedURL) throws IOException {
+        // If "save urls only" is checked don't write to the url history file
+        if (Utils.getConfigBoolean("urls_only.save", false)) {
+            return;
+        }
         downloadedURL = normalizeUrl(downloadedURL);
         BufferedWriter bw = null;
         FileWriter fw = null;