diff --git a/tubearchivist/api/views.py b/tubearchivist/api/views.py
index 22de8b7..be9e712 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/api/views.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/api/views.py
@@ -12,13 +12,12 @@ from home.src.index.generic import Pagination
 from home.src.index.reindex import ReindexProgress
 from home.src.index.video import SponsorBlock, YoutubeVideo
 from home.src.ta.config import AppConfig
-from home.src.ta.ta_redis import RedisArchivist, RedisQueue
+from home.src.ta.ta_redis import RedisArchivist
 from home.src.ta.task_manager import TaskCommand, TaskManager
 from home.src.ta.urlparser import Parser
 from home.tasks import (
     BaseTask,
     check_reindex,
-    download_pending,
     extrac_dl,
     subscribe_to,
 )
@@ -436,12 +435,7 @@ class DownloadApiView(ApiBaseView):
             return Response({"message": message}, status=404)
 
         print(f"{video_id}: change status to {item_status}")
-        if item_status == "priority":
-            PendingInteract(youtube_id=video_id).prioritize()
-            download_pending.delay(from_queue=False)
-        else:
-            PendingInteract(video_id, item_status).update_status()
-            RedisQueue(queue_name="dl_queue").clear_item(video_id)
+        PendingInteract(video_id, item_status).update_status()
 
         return Response(request.data)
 
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/download/queue.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/download/queue.py
index 325f8fd..b276f21 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/download/queue.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/download/queue.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ from home.src.index.video_constants import VideoTypeEnum
 from home.src.index.video_streams import DurationConverter
 from home.src.ta.config import AppConfig
 from home.src.ta.helper import is_shorts
-from home.src.ta.ta_redis import RedisQueue
 
 
 class PendingIndex:
@@ -113,21 +112,15 @@ class PendingInteract:
         _, _ = ElasticWrap(path).post(data=data)
 
     def update_status(self):
-        """update status field of pending item"""
-        data = {"doc": {"status": self.status}}
+        """update status of pending item"""
+        if self.status == "priority":
+            data = {"doc": {"status": "pending", "auto_start": True}}
+        else:
+            data = {"doc": {"status": self.status}}
+
         path = f"ta_download/_update/{self.youtube_id}"
         _, _ = ElasticWrap(path).post(data=data)
 
-    def prioritize(self):
-        """prioritize pending item in redis queue"""
-        pending_video, _ = self.get_item()
-        vid_type = pending_video.get("vid_type", VideoTypeEnum.VIDEOS.value)
-        to_add = {
-            "youtube_id": pending_video["youtube_id"],
-            "vid_type": vid_type,
-        }
-        RedisQueue(queue_name="dl_queue").add_priority(to_add)
-
     def get_item(self):
         """return pending item dict"""
         path = f"ta_download/_doc/{self.youtube_id}"