diff --git a/queue/queue.go b/queue/queue.go
index ee1acdd..3fa5c93 100644
--- a/queue/queue.go
+++ b/queue/queue.go
@@ -39,15 +39,14 @@ type Config struct {
 // uploads them to the given rTorrent server,
 // and then downloads them over SSH to the given download path.
 type Queue struct {
-	rtClient          *rtorrent.RTorrent
-	sftpClient        *easysftp.Client
-	fsWatcher         *fsnotify.Watcher
-	config            *Config
-	torrentList       map[string]rtorrent.Torrent
-	torrentListUpdate time.Time
-	downloadQueue     map[string]string
-	logger            *log.Logger
-	lock              sync.RWMutex
+	rtClient      *rtorrent.RTorrent
+	sftpClient    *easysftp.Client
+	fsWatcher     *fsnotify.Watcher
+	config        *Config
+	torrentList   map[string]rtorrent.Torrent
+	downloadQueue map[string]string
+	logger        *log.Logger
+	lock          sync.RWMutex
 }
 
 // NewQueue establishes all connections and watchers
@@ -138,7 +137,6 @@ func (q *Queue) updateTorrentList() error {
 	}
 
 	q.torrentList = torrentList
-	q.torrentListUpdate = time.Now()
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -237,6 +235,7 @@ func (q *Queue) downloadTorrents(torrents []rtorrent.Torrent) {
 		}
 
 		go func(torrentFilePath string, downloadPath string, torrent rtorrent.Torrent) {
+			q.logger.Printf("Downloading '%s' (%s) to '%s'", torrent.Name, torrentFilePath, downloadPath)
 			err := q.sftpClient.Mirror(torrent.Path, downloadPath)
 			if err != nil {
 				q.logger.Printf("Failed to download '%s' to '%s' error '%s'", torrent.Path, downloadPath, err)
@@ -325,6 +324,26 @@ func (q *Queue) Run(stop <-chan bool) {
 		}
 	}()
 
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			downloadTorrents := []rtorrent.Torrent{}
+			for torrentHash := range q.downloadQueue {
+				torrent, exists := q.torrentList[torrentHash]
+				if !exists && !torrent.Completed {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				downloadTorrents = append(downloadTorrents, torrent)
+			}
+
+			if len(downloadTorrents) > 0 {
+				q.downloadTorrents(downloadTorrents)
+			}
+
+			time.Sleep(time.Second)
+		}
+	}()
+
 	// watch all directories for file changes
 	var err error
 	finished := false