diff --git a/src/app.js b/src/app.js
index b19b545..6161d60 100644
--- a/src/app.js
+++ b/src/app.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ async function getCompleteUserPosts() {
 }
 
 function fetchSavePosts(userPosts, ep) {
-    return Promise.all(Object.values(userPosts).map(user => fetchSaveContent(user, ep)));
+    return Promise.all(Object.values(userPosts).map(user => fetchSaveContent(user, ep, args)));
 }
 
 async function initApp() {
diff --git a/src/cli.js b/src/cli.js
index 61d9ca6..770bbaa 100644
--- a/src/cli.js
+++ b/src/cli.js
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ function getArgs() {
             describe: 'Ignore index file and force a redownload of everything in the selection. Does not affect [before|after]-indexed',
             type: 'boolean',
         })
+        .option('redownload-profile', {
+            describe: 'Ignore index file and force a redownload of the profile image and description',
+            type: 'boolean',
+        })
         .option('watch', {
             describe: 'Keep the process running and periodically check for new posts',
             type: 'boolean',
diff --git a/src/curate/posts.js b/src/curate/posts.js
index 22b4d74..91fd153 100644
--- a/src/curate/posts.js
+++ b/src/curate/posts.js
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ const curatePosts = (userPosts, args) => Object.values(userPosts).reduce((accPos
             ...user,
             posts: curatedPosts.posts,
             indexed: {
+                profile: user.indexed.profile,
                 original: indexedOriginal,
                 updated: curatedPosts.indexedUpdated,
                 oldest: indexed.oldest,
diff --git a/src/fetch/content.js b/src/fetch/content.js
index cab6d6a..2a710e0 100644
--- a/src/fetch/content.js
+++ b/src/fetch/content.js
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ function getFilepath(item, post, user) {
         : interpolate(config.library[type], user, post, item);
 }
 
-async function fetchSaveContent(user, ep) {
-    const profilePaths = await saveProfileDetails(user);
+async function fetchSaveContent(user, ep, args) {
+    const profilePaths = await saveProfileDetails(user, args);
 
     const posts = await Promise.map(user.posts, async (post) => {
         await Promise.reduce(post.content.items, async (accItems, originalItem, index) => {
diff --git a/src/save/profileDetails.js b/src/save/profileDetails.js
index 06150e4..72b3855 100644
--- a/src/save/profileDetails.js
+++ b/src/save/profileDetails.js
@@ -9,12 +9,18 @@ const fetchItem = require('../fetch/item.js');
 const textToStream = require('./textToStream.js');
 const save = require('./save.js');
 
-async function saveProfileImage(user) {
+async function saveProfileImage(user, args) {
+    if (!args.redownloadProfile && user.indexed.profile.description) {
+        console.log('\x1b[33m%s\x1b[0m', `Ignoring already present profile image for '${user.name}' (https://reddit.com/user/${user.name})`);
+
+        return user.indexed.profile.image;
+    }
+
     if (config.library.profile.image && !user.fallback && !user.deleted) {
         const image = user.profile ? user.profile.image : user.image;
 
         if (config.library.profile.avoidAvatar && new UrlPattern('http(s)\\://(www.)redditstatic.com/avatars/:id(.:ext)(?:query)').match(image)) {
-            console.log('\x1b[33m%s\x1b[0m', `Ignoring standard avatar profile image for '${user.name}'`);
+            console.log('\x1b[33m%s\x1b[0m', `Ignoring standard avatar profile image for '${user.name}' (https://reddit.com/user/${user.name})`);
 
             return null;
         }
@@ -25,45 +31,49 @@ async function saveProfileImage(user) {
         });
 
         try {
-            const stream = await fetchItem(image, 0, { permalink: `https://reddit.com/user/${user.name}` })
+            const stream = await fetchItem(image, 0, { permalink: `https://reddit.com/user/${user.name}` });
             const targets = await save(filepath, stream);
 
             return targets[0];
         } catch (error) {
-            console.log('\x1b[33m%s\x1b[0m', `Could not save profile image for '${user.name}': ${error}`);
+            console.log('\x1b[33m%s\x1b[0m', `Could not save profile image for '${user.name}': ${error} (https://reddit.com/user/${user.name})`);
 
             return null;
         }
     }
 }
 
-async function saveProfileDescription(user) {
+async function saveProfileDescription(user, args) {
+    if (!args.redownloadProfile && user.indexed.profile.description) {
+        console.log('\x1b[33m%s\x1b[0m', `Ignoring already present profile description for '${user.name}' (https://reddit.com/user/${user.name})`);
+
+        return user.indexed.profile.description;
+    }
+
     if (config.library.profile.description && !user.fallback && !user.deleted) {
         if (user.profile && user.profile.description) {
             const filepath = interpolate(config.library.profile.description, user);
             const stream = textToStream(user.profile.description);
 
-            console.log(filepath);
-
             try {
                 const targets = await save(filepath, stream);
 
                 return targets[0];
             } catch (error) {
-                console.log('\x1b[33m%s\x1b[0m', `Could not save profile description for '${user.name}': ${error}`);
+                console.log('\x1b[33m%s\x1b[0m', `Could not save profile description for '${user.name}': ${error} (https://reddit.com/user/${user.name})`);
 
                 return null;
             }
         }
 
-        console.log('\x1b[33m%s\x1b[0m', `No profile description for '${user.name}'`);
+        console.log('\x1b[33m%s\x1b[0m', `No profile description for '${user.name}' (https://reddit.com/user/${user.name})`);
 
         return null;
     }
 }
 
-async function saveProfileDetails(user) {
-    const [image, description] = await Promise.all([saveProfileImage(user), saveProfileDescription(user)]);
+async function saveProfileDetails(user, args) {
+    const [image, description] = await Promise.all([saveProfileImage(user, args), saveProfileDescription(user, args)]);
 
     return { image, description };
 }
diff --git a/src/sources/getIndexedPosts.js b/src/sources/getIndex.js
similarity index 89%
rename from src/sources/getIndexedPosts.js
rename to src/sources/getIndex.js
index 5ebbbfa..193b875 100644
--- a/src/sources/getIndexedPosts.js
+++ b/src/sources/getIndex.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const yaml = require('js-yaml');
 
 const interpolate = require('../interpolate.js');
 
-async function getIndexedPosts(user) {
+async function getIndex(user) {
     const indexFilePath = interpolate(config.library.index.file, user, null, null, false);
 
     try {
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ async function getIndexedPosts(user) {
     }
 }
 
-module.exports = getIndexedPosts;
+module.exports = getIndex;
diff --git a/src/sources/getPosts.js b/src/sources/getPosts.js
index db201c3..724ef6c 100644
--- a/src/sources/getPosts.js
+++ b/src/sources/getPosts.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 const Promise = require('bluebird');
 
-const getIndexedPosts = require('./getIndexedPosts.js');
+const getIndex = require('./getIndex.js');
 const curateUser = require('../curate/user.js');
 
 const getUser = async (username, reddit) => {
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ const getPostsWrap = reddit => function getPosts(postIds, userPosts = {}) {
         }
 
         const user = await getUser(post.author.name, reddit);
-        const indexed = await getIndexedPosts(user);
+        const { profile, posts: indexed } = await getIndexedPosts(user);
 
-        return { ...accUserPosts, [post.author.name]: { ...user, posts: [post], indexed: { original: indexed, updated: [] } } };
+        return { ...accUserPosts, [post.author.name]: { ...user, posts: [post], indexed: { profile, original: indexed, updated: [] } } };
     }), userPosts);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/sources/getUserPosts.js b/src/sources/getUserPosts.js
index a3bafcf..f6e40fa 100644
--- a/src/sources/getUserPosts.js
+++ b/src/sources/getUserPosts.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const Promise = require('bluebird');
 const fs = require('fs-extra');
 const yaml = require('js-yaml');
 
-const getIndexedPosts = require('./getIndexedPosts.js');
+const getIndex = require('./getIndex.js');
 const getArchivePostIds = require('../archives/getArchivePostIds.js');
 const curateUser = require('../curate/user.js');
 const interpolate = require('../interpolate.js');
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ function getUserPostsWrap(reddit, args) {
                 getPosts(username, reddit, args),
             ]);
 
-            const { posts: indexed } = await getIndexedPosts(user);
+            const { profile, posts: indexed } = await getIndex(user);
 
             if (args.archives) {
                 posts.push(...await getArchivedPosts(username, posts, reddit));
             }
 
             if (posts.length) {
-                return { ...user, posts, indexed: { original: indexed, updated: [] } };
+                return { ...user, posts, indexed: { profile, original: indexed, updated: [] } };
             }
 
             return null;