diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index b989bf7..feff509 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ struct DownloadHistoryConfig{
 }
 
 async fn download_history(mut config:DownloadHistoryConfig)->AResult<()>{
+	let mut asset_list_contents=std::collections::HashSet::new();
 	let mut asset_list:Vec<AssetVersion>=Vec::new();
 	if config.end_version.is_none()&&config.continue_from_versions{
 		//load prexisting versions list
@@ -380,16 +381,15 @@ async fn download_history(mut config:DownloadHistoryConfig)->AResult<()>{
 			}
 		}
 		//write down which versions are contained
-		let mut reference_hashmap=std::collections::HashSet::new();
 		for asset_version in &asset_list{
-			reference_hashmap.insert(asset_version.assetVersionNumber);
+			asset_list_contents.insert(asset_version.assetVersionNumber);
 		}
 		//find the highest number
 		match asset_list.iter().map(|asset_version|asset_version.assetVersionNumber).max(){
 			Some(max)=>{
 				//count down contiguously until a number is missing
 				for i in (1..=max).rev(){
-					if !reference_hashmap.contains(&i){
+					if !asset_list_contents.contains(&i){
 						//that is end_version
 						config.end_version=Some(i);
 						break;
@@ -402,9 +402,6 @@ async fn download_history(mut config:DownloadHistoryConfig)->AResult<()>{
 			},
 			None=>Err(anyhow::Error::msg("Cannot continue from versions.json - there are no previous versions"))?,
 		}
-		//clear the asset list, I can't tell if roblox provides a way to start on a specific page
-		//so it just starts from the beginning every time
-		asset_list.clear();
 	}
 	let client=reqwest::Client::new();
 
@@ -422,18 +419,25 @@ async fn download_history(mut config:DownloadHistoryConfig)->AResult<()>{
 		let asset_id_str=asset_id_string.clone();
 		let output_folder=config.output_folder.clone();
 		let data=&page.data;
+		let asset_list_contents=&asset_list_contents;
 		let join_set=&mut join_set;
 		let error_catcher=||async move{
 		let mut cancel_paging=false;
 		for asset_version in data{
 			let version_number=asset_version.assetVersionNumber;
+			//skip assets beyond specified end_version
 			if config.end_version.is_some_and(|v|v<version_number){
 				continue;
 			}
+			//skip assets lower than start_version and cancel paging asset versions
 			if version_number<config.start_version{
 				cancel_paging=true;
 				continue;//don't trust roblox returned order
 			}
+			//skip previously downloaded assets
+			if asset_list_contents.contains(&version_number){
+				continue;
+			}
 			while CONCURRENT_REQUESTS<=join_set.len(){
 				join_set.join_next().await.unwrap()??;
 			}
@@ -468,7 +472,9 @@ async fn download_history(mut config:DownloadHistoryConfig)->AResult<()>{
 		};
 		if page.nextPageCursor.is_none()||cancel_paging{
 			for asset_version in page.data.into_iter(){
-				if config.start_version<=asset_version.assetVersionNumber{
+				if !(asset_list_contents.contains(&asset_version.assetVersionNumber)
+				||config.end_version.is_some_and(|v|v<asset_version.assetVersionNumber)
+				||asset_version.assetVersionNumber<config.start_version){
 					asset_list.push(asset_version);
 				}
 			}