diff --git a/app/download.py b/app/download.py
index f1168d4..e6d3b40 100644
--- a/app/download.py
+++ b/app/download.py
@@ -106,31 +106,33 @@ class grab():
             else:
                 print("Downloaded MP4 but no thumbnail found.")
 
+class ArchiveOnlyYDL(yt_dlp.YoutubeDL):
+    def process_info(self, info_dict):
+        # """Pretend the video was downloaded successfully, so archive is updated."""
+        self.record_download_archive(info_dict)
+        self.to_screen(f"Archived: {info_dict.get('title')}")
+        return info_dict
+
 class dropout():
     def archive(show, season):
         with open('/data/dropout.json', 'r') as json_file:
             url_mapping = json.load(json_file)
 
-        # Find the URL associated with the given show
         url = next((item['URL'] for item in url_mapping if item['SHOW'] == show), None)
         if url is None:
             raise ValueError(f"Show '{show}' not found in the JSON data.")
 
-        # Set download options to skip the download and only write to the archive
-        dl_opts = {
-            'quiet': True,
-            'skip_download': True,
-            'cookiefile': '/data/dropout.cookies.txt',
-            'download_archive': '/data/logs/dropout.archive.log',
-            'force_write_archive': True
-        }
-
-        # Assuming you are constructing a playlist URL for the season
         playlist_url = f'{url}/season:{season}'
 
-        # Process the URL and add to the archive without downloading
-        with yt_dlp.YoutubeDL(dl_opts) as ydl:
-            ydl.download([playlist_url])  # Pass a list containing the URL
+        dl_opts = {
+            'quiet': True,
+            'cookiefile': '/data/dropout.cookies.txt',
+            'download_archive': '/data/logs/dropout.archive.log',
+            'skip_download': True,  # Prevent actual downloads
+        }
+
+        with ArchiveOnlyYDL(dl_opts) as ydl:
+            ydl.download([playlist_url])
         
     def show(show, season, episode_start=None):
         directory = f'/tv/{show}/Season {season}/'