diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/index/video.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/index/video.py
index cc8d65b7..48c3eeb4 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/index/video.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/index/video.py
@@ -426,17 +426,20 @@ class YoutubeVideo(YouTubeItem, YoutubeSubtitle):
         self.video_overwrites = video_overwrites
         self.es_path = f"{self.index_name}/_doc/{youtube_id}"
 
-    def build_json(self):
+    def build_json(self, youtube_meta_overwrite=False, media_path=False):
         """build json dict of video"""
         self.get_from_youtube()
-        if not self.youtube_meta:
+        if not self.youtube_meta and not youtube_meta_overwrite:
             return
 
+        if not self.youtube_meta:
+            self.youtube_meta = youtube_meta_overwrite
+
         self._process_youtube_meta()
         self._add_channel()
         self._add_stats()
         self.add_file_path()
-        self.add_player()
+        self.add_player(media_path)
         if self.config["downloads"]["integrate_ryd"]:
             self._get_ryd_stats()
 
@@ -518,8 +521,28 @@ class YoutubeVideo(YouTubeItem, YoutubeSubtitle):
 
         raise FileNotFoundError
 
-    def add_player(self):
+    def add_player(self, media_path=False):
         """add player information for new videos"""
+        vid_path = self._get_vid_path(media_path)
+
+        duration_handler = DurationConverter()
+        duration = duration_handler.get_sec(vid_path)
+        duration_str = duration_handler.get_str(duration)
+        self.json_data.update(
+            {
+                "player": {
+                    "watched": False,
+                    "duration": duration,
+                    "duration_str": duration_str,
+                }
+            }
+        )
+
+    def _get_vid_path(self, media_path=False):
+        """get path of media file"""
+        if media_path:
+            return media_path
+
         try:
             # when indexing from download task
             vid_path = self.build_dl_cache_path()
@@ -535,18 +558,7 @@ class YoutubeVideo(YouTubeItem, YoutubeSubtitle):
             else:
                 raise FileNotFoundError("could not find video file") from err
 
-        duration_handler = DurationConverter()
-        duration = duration_handler.get_sec(vid_path)
-        duration_str = duration_handler.get_str(duration)
-        self.json_data.update(
-            {
-                "player": {
-                    "watched": False,
-                    "duration": duration,
-                    "duration_str": duration_str,
-                }
-            }
-        )
+        return vid_path
 
     def add_file_path(self):
         """build media_url for where file will be located"""