diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AbstractHTMLRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AbstractHTMLRipper.java
index e71eb389..d49c3292 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AbstractHTMLRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AbstractHTMLRipper.java
@@ -68,7 +68,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractHTMLRipper extends AlbumRipper {
         Document doc = getFirstPage();
 
         while (doc != null) {
+            logger.debug("alreadyDownloadedUrls is " + alreadyDownloadedUrls);
+            if (alreadyDownloadedUrls >= Utils.getConfigInteger("skip_after_already_seen", -1) && !isThisATest()) {
+                sendUpdate(STATUS.DOWNLOAD_COMPLETE, "Already seen the last " + alreadyDownloadedUrls + " images ending rip");
+                break;
+            }
             List<String> imageURLs = getURLsFromPage(doc);
+            // If hasASAPRipping() returns true then the ripper will handle downloading the files
+            // if not it's done in the following block of code
             if (!hasASAPRipping()) {
                 // Remove all but 1 image
                 if (isThisATest()) {