diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py b/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py
index 87949a8..91b5a26 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import os
 from celery import Celery, shared_task
 from home.src.config import AppConfig
 from home.src.download import ChannelSubscription, PendingList, VideoDownloader
-from home.src.helper import get_lock
+from home.src.helper import RedisQueue, get_lock
 from home.src.index_management import backup_all_indexes, restore_from_backup
 from home.src.reindex import ManualImport, reindex_old_documents
 
@@ -37,20 +37,47 @@ def update_subscribed():
 @shared_task
 def download_pending():
     """download latest pending videos"""
-    pending_handler = PendingList()
-    pending_vids = pending_handler.get_all_pending()[0]
-    to_download = [i["youtube_id"] for i in pending_vids]
-    to_download.reverse()
-    if to_download:
-        download_handler = VideoDownloader(to_download)
-        download_handler.download_list()
+
+    have_lock = False
+    my_lock = get_lock("downloading")
+
+    try:
+        have_lock = my_lock.acquire(blocking=False)
+        if have_lock:
+            downloader = VideoDownloader()
+            downloader.add_pending()
+            downloader.run_queue()
+        else:
+            print("Did not acquire download lock.")
+
+    finally:
+        if have_lock:
+            my_lock.release()
 
 
 @shared_task
 def download_single(youtube_id):
     """start download single video now"""
-    download_handler = VideoDownloader([youtube_id])
-    download_handler.download_list()
+
+    queue = RedisQueue("dl_queue")
+    queue.add_priority(youtube_id)
+    print("Added to queue with priority: " + youtube_id)
+
+    # start queue if needed
+    have_lock = False
+    my_lock = get_lock("downloading")
+
+    try:
+        have_lock = my_lock.acquire(blocking=False)
+        if have_lock:
+            VideoDownloader().run_queue()
+        else:
+            print("Download queue already running.")
+
+    finally:
+        # release if only single run
+        if have_lock and not queue.get_next():
+            my_lock.release()
 
 
 @shared_task