diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/reindex.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/reindex.py
index faea9d3..da279da 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/reindex.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/reindex.py
@@ -413,6 +413,8 @@ class ManualImport:
     def process_import(self):
         """go through identified media files"""
 
+        all_videos_added = []
+
         for media_file in self.identified:
             json_file = media_file["json_file"]
             video_file = media_file["video_file"]
@@ -425,6 +427,9 @@ class ManualImport:
             # identify and archive
             vid_dict = index_new_video(youtube_id)
             VideoDownloader([youtube_id]).move_to_archive(vid_dict)
+            youtube_id = vid_dict["youtube_id"]
+            thumb_url = vid_dict["vid_thumb_url"]
+            all_videos_added.append((youtube_id, thumb_url))
 
             # cleanup
             if os.path.exists(video_path):
@@ -433,6 +438,8 @@ class ManualImport:
                 json_path = os.path.join(self.CACHE_DIR, "import", json_file)
                 os.remove(json_path)
 
+        return all_videos_added
+
     def move_to_cache(self, video_path, youtube_id):
         """move identified video file to cache, convert to mp4"""
         file_name = os.path.split(video_path)[-1]
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py b/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py
index b68a6b7..fba2e40 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ def run_manual_import():
         if have_lock:
             import_handler = ManualImport()
             if import_handler.identified:
-                import_handler.process_import()
+                all_videos_added = import_handler.process_import()
+                ThumbManager().download_vid(all_videos_added)
         else:
             print("Did not acquire lock form import.")