diff --git a/config/config.yml b/config/config.yml
index a2cc5d9c..94c2766a 100644
--- a/config/config.yml
+++ b/config/config.yml
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ db:
   password: kemal
   host: localhost
   port: 5432
-  dbname: invidious
\ No newline at end of file
+  dbname: invidious
+full_refresh: false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/invidious.cr b/src/invidious.cr
index f1e8c691..a7e2de53 100644
--- a/src/invidious.cr
+++ b/src/invidious.cr
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ crawl_threads.times do
   end
 end
 
-refresh_channels(PG_DB, channel_threads)
+refresh_channels(PG_DB, channel_threads, CONFIG.full_refresh)
 
 video_threads.times do |i|
   spawn do
diff --git a/src/invidious/helpers/helpers.cr b/src/invidious/helpers/helpers.cr
index fcc191f6..0d115e68 100644
--- a/src/invidious/helpers/helpers.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/helpers/helpers.cr
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ class Config
       port: Int32,
       dbname: String,
     ),
-    dl_api_key: String?,
-    https_only: Bool?,
-    hmac_key:   String?,
+    dl_api_key:   String?,
+    https_only:   Bool?,
+    hmac_key:     String?,
+    full_refresh: Bool,
   })
 end
 
diff --git a/src/invidious/jobs.cr b/src/invidious/jobs.cr
index 7d45d7ce..b74bcaf2 100644
--- a/src/invidious/jobs.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/jobs.cr
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def crawl_videos(db)
   end
 end
 
-def refresh_channels(db, max_threads = 1)
+def refresh_channels(db, max_threads = 1, full_refresh = false)
   max_channel = Channel(Int32).new
 
   spawn do
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def refresh_channels(db, max_threads = 1)
           spawn do
             begin
               client = make_client(YT_URL)
-              channel = fetch_channel(id, client, db, false)
+              channel = fetch_channel(id, client, db, full_refresh)
 
               db.exec("UPDATE channels SET updated = $1 WHERE id = $2", Time.now, id)
             rescue ex