diff --git a/docs/Downloads.md b/docs/Downloads.md
index 62e62e1..dce6ad8 100644
--- a/docs/Downloads.md
+++ b/docs/Downloads.md
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ The **Add to Download Queue** icon <img src="assets/icon-add.png?raw=true" alt="
 - Add a link to a YouTube video by providing the shortened URL, for example *https://youtu.be/2tdiKTSdE9Y*.
 - Add a Channel ID or Channel URL to add every available video to the download queue. This will ignore the channel page size as described before and is meant for an initial download of the whole channel. You can still ignore selected videos before starting the download.
 - Add a channel name like for example *https://www.youtube.com/c/TomScottGo*.
-- Add a playlist ID or URL to add every available video in the list to the download queue, for example *https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL96C35uN7xGLLeET0dOWaKHkAlPsrkcha* or *PL96C35uN7xGLLeET0dOWaKHkAlPsrkcha*. Note that when you add a link to a video in a playlist, Tube Archivist assumes you want to download only the specific video and not the whole playlist, for example *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CINVwWHlzTY&list=PL96C35uN7xGLLeET0dOWaKHkAlPsrkcha* will only add one video *CINVwWHlzTY* to the queue.
+- Add a playlist ID or URL to add every available video in the list to the download queue, for example *https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL96C35uN7xGLLeET0dOWaKHkAlPsrkcha* or *PL96C35uN7xGLLeET0dOWaKHkAlPsrkcha*. 
+  - Note: When adding a playlist to the queue, this playlist will automatically get [indexed](Playlists#playlist-detail).
+  - Note: When you add a link to a video in a playlist, Tube Archivist assumes you want to download only the specific video and not the whole playlist, for example *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CINVwWHlzTY&list=PL96C35uN7xGLLeET0dOWaKHkAlPsrkcha* will only add one video *CINVwWHlzTY* to the queue.
 - Add one link per line.
 
 ## The Download Queue
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/download.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/download.py
index d96d59e..72b92b5 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/download.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/download.py
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ class PendingList:
     def __init__(self):
         self.all_channel_ids = False
         self.all_downloaded = False
+        self.missing_from_playlists = []
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def parse_url_list(youtube_ids):
+    def parse_url_list(self, youtube_ids):
         """extract youtube ids from list"""
         missing_videos = []
         for entry in youtube_ids:
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class PendingList:
                 youtube_ids = [i[0] for i in video_results]
                 missing_videos = missing_videos + youtube_ids
             elif url_type == "playlist":
+                self.missing_from_playlists.append(entry)
                 video_results = YoutubePlaylist(url).get_entries()
                 youtube_ids = [i["youtube_id"] for i in video_results]
                 missing_videos = missing_videos + youtube_ids
@@ -395,7 +396,7 @@ class PlaylistSubscription:
 
         return all_playlists
 
-    def process_url_str(self, new_playlists):
+    def process_url_str(self, new_playlists, subscribed=True):
         """process playlist subscribe form url_str"""
         all_indexed = PendingList().get_all_indexed()
         all_youtube_ids = [i["youtube_id"] for i in all_indexed]
@@ -409,17 +410,17 @@ class PlaylistSubscription:
                 print(f"{playlist_id} not a playlist, skipping...")
                 continue
 
-            playlist_handler = YoutubePlaylist(
+            playlisr = YoutubePlaylist(
                 playlist_id, all_youtube_ids=all_youtube_ids
             )
-            if not playlist_handler.get_es_playlist():
-                playlist_handler.get_playlist_dict()
-                playlist_handler.playlist_dict["playlist_subscribed"] = True
-                playlist_handler.upload_to_es()
-                playlist_handler.add_vids_to_playlist()
-                thumb = playlist_handler.playlist_dict["playlist_thumbnail"]
+            if not playlisr.get_es_playlist():
+                playlisr.get_playlist_dict()
+                playlisr.playlist_dict["playlist_subscribed"] = subscribed
+                playlisr.upload_to_es()
+                playlisr.add_vids_to_playlist()
+                thumb = playlisr.playlist_dict["playlist_thumbnail"]
                 new_thumbs.append((playlist_id, thumb))
-                self.channel_validate(playlist_handler)
+                self.channel_validate(playlisr)
             else:
                 self.change_subscribe(playlist_id, subscribe_status=True)
 
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py b/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py
index 7ced590..b5bb3fb 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 Functionality:
 - initiate celery app
 - collect tasks
+- user config changes won't get applied here
+  because tasks are initiated at application start
 """
 
 import os
@@ -26,10 +28,7 @@ from home.src.thumbnails import ThumbManager, validate_thumbnails
 
 CONFIG = AppConfig().config
 REDIS_HOST = os.environ.get("REDIS_HOST")
-REDIS_PORT = os.environ.get("REDIS_PORT")
-
-if not REDIS_PORT:
-    REDIS_PORT = 6379
+REDIS_PORT = os.environ.get("REDIS_PORT") or 6379
 
 os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "home.settings")
 app = Celery("tasks", broker=f"redis://{REDIS_HOST}:{REDIS_PORT}")
@@ -109,7 +108,16 @@ def extrac_dl(youtube_ids):
     pending_handler = PendingList()
     missing_videos = pending_handler.parse_url_list(youtube_ids)
     all_videos_added = pending_handler.add_to_pending(missing_videos)
-    ThumbManager().download_vid(all_videos_added)
+    missing_playlists = pending_handler.missing_from_playlists
+
+    thumb_handler = ThumbManager()
+    if missing_playlists:
+        new_thumbs = PlaylistSubscription().process_url_str(
+            missing_playlists, subscribed=False
+        )
+        thumb_handler.download_playlist(new_thumbs)
+
+    thumb_handler.download_vid(all_videos_added)
 
 
 @shared_task