diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AbstractRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AbstractRipper.java
index 4bf1a7e0..ed4cc085 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AbstractRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AbstractRipper.java
@@ -159,9 +159,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractRipper
     protected abstract boolean addURLToDownload(URL url, File saveAs, String referrer, Map<String, String> cookies);
 
     protected boolean addURLToDownload(URL url, String prefix, String subdirectory, String referrer, Map<String, String> cookies) {
-        if (hasDownloadedURL(url.toExternalForm())) {
-            sendUpdate(STATUS.DOWNLOAD_WARN, "Already downloaded " + url.toExternalForm());
-            return false;
+        if (Utils.getConfigBoolean("remember.url_history", true)) {
+            if (hasDownloadedURL(url.toExternalForm())) {
+                sendUpdate(STATUS.DOWNLOAD_WARN, "Already downloaded " + url.toExternalForm());
+                return false;
+            }
         }
         try {
             stopCheck();
@@ -196,10 +198,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractRipper
             logger.info("[+] Creating directory: " + Utils.removeCWD(saveFileAs.getParent()));
             saveFileAs.getParentFile().mkdirs();
         }
-        try {
-            writeDownloadedURL(url.toExternalForm() + "\n");
-        } catch (IOException e) {
+        if (Utils.getConfigBoolean("remember.url_history", true)) {
+            try {
+                writeDownloadedURL(url.toExternalForm() + "\n");
+            } catch (IOException e) {
                 logger.debug("Unable to write URL history file");
+            }
         }
         return addURLToDownload(url, saveFileAs, referrer, cookies);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/MainWindow.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/MainWindow.java
index 38c73889..7550e256 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/MainWindow.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/MainWindow.java
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ public final class MainWindow implements Runnable, RipStatusHandler {
     private static JTextField configRetriesText;
     private static JCheckBox configAutoupdateCheckbox;
     private static JComboBox configLogLevelCombobox;
+    private static JCheckBox configURLHistoryCheckbox;
     private static JCheckBox configPlaySound;
     private static JCheckBox configSaveOrderCheckbox;
     private static JCheckBox configShowPopup;
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ public final class MainWindow implements Runnable, RipStatusHandler {
         Utils.setConfigBoolean("clipboard.autorip", configClipboardAutorip.isSelected());
         Utils.setConfigBoolean("descriptions.save", configSaveDescriptions.isSelected());
         Utils.setConfigBoolean("prefer.mp4", configPreferMp4.isSelected());
+        Utils.setConfigBoolean("remember.url_history", configURLHistoryCheckbox.isSelected());
         saveWindowPosition(mainFrame);
         saveHistory();
         Utils.saveConfig();
@@ -489,6 +491,9 @@ public final class MainWindow implements Runnable, RipStatusHandler {
         configWindowPosition = new JCheckBox("Restore window position", Utils.getConfigBoolean("window.position", true));
         configWindowPosition.setHorizontalAlignment(JCheckBox.RIGHT);
         configWindowPosition.setHorizontalTextPosition(JCheckBox.LEFT);
+        configURLHistoryCheckbox = new JCheckBox("Remember URL history", Utils.getConfigBoolean("remember.url_history", true));
+        configURLHistoryCheckbox.setHorizontalAlignment(JCheckBox.RIGHT);
+        configURLHistoryCheckbox.setHorizontalTextPosition(JCheckBox.LEFT);
         configSaveDirLabel = new JLabel();
         try {
             String workingDir = (Utils.shortenPath(Utils.getWorkingDirectory()));
@@ -520,9 +525,11 @@ public final class MainWindow implements Runnable, RipStatusHandler {
         gbc.gridy = 9; gbc.gridx = 0; configurationPanel.add(configSaveDescriptions, gbc);
                        gbc.gridx = 1; configurationPanel.add(configPreferMp4, gbc);
         gbc.gridy = 10; gbc.gridx = 0; configurationPanel.add(configWindowPosition, gbc);
+                        gbc.gridx = 1; configurationPanel.add(configURLHistoryCheckbox, gbc);
         gbc.gridy = 11; gbc.gridx = 0; configurationPanel.add(configSaveDirLabel, gbc);
                         gbc.gridx = 1; configurationPanel.add(configSaveDirButton, gbc);
 
+
         emptyPanel = new JPanel();
         emptyPanel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(0, 0));
         emptyPanel.setSize(0, 0);
@@ -744,6 +751,10 @@ public final class MainWindow implements Runnable, RipStatusHandler {
             Utils.setConfigBoolean("urls_only.save", configSaveURLsOnly.isSelected());
             Utils.configureLogger();
         });
+        configURLHistoryCheckbox.addActionListener(arg0 -> {
+            Utils.setConfigBoolean("remember.url_history", configURLHistoryCheckbox.isSelected());
+            Utils.configureLogger();
+        });
         configSaveAlbumTitles.addActionListener(arg0 -> {
             Utils.setConfigBoolean("album_titles.save", configSaveAlbumTitles.isSelected());
             Utils.configureLogger();