diff --git a/update_mongo.py b/update_mongo.py
index f1bdc4f..3b0e94a 100755
--- a/update_mongo.py
+++ b/update_mongo.py
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ def main() -> int:
     directories["ALIASDIR"] = os.path.join(ROOTDIR, "cache", "aliases") + os.sep
     tempdir = os.path.join(ROOTDIR, 'temp') + os.sep
     updatetable = 'updates.tvupdates'
+    skip_file = f"{tempdir}skip_ids.txt"
     
     # Create directories if missing so later code doesn't fail
     try:
@@ -269,6 +270,11 @@ def main() -> int:
     directory_list = []
     for value in directories.values():
         directory_list.append(value)
+    skip_ids = {}
+    skipfile = open(skip_file, 'r')
+    for line in skipfile:
+        field = line.split(';')
+        skip_ids[field[0]] =  field[1]
     print(f"Processing {len(downloaded_updates_dict)} downloaded updates against {len(previous_listing_dict)} previous listings for files needed.")
     for seriesid, ts in downloaded_updates_dict.items():
         if seriesid in previous_listing_dict:
@@ -295,11 +301,14 @@ def main() -> int:
 
     lprint.logprint("info", f"Downloadinng JSON for {len(files_needed)} series IDs.")
     print(f"Downloadinng JSON for {len(files_needed)} files.")
-
     for i in tqdm(range(len(files_needed)), desc="Downloading JSON files", unit="filename"):
         for directory, file in files_needed[i:i+1]:
             if 'credits' in directory:
-                url_template = TVMAZE_URLS["creditsurl"]
+                if file.replace('.json', '') in skip_ids and 'castcredits' in skip_ids[file.replace('.json', '')].strip():
+                    lprint.logprint("info", f"Skipping credits download for series ID {file.replace('.json', '')} as per skip_ids.txt")
+                    continue
+                else:
+                    url_template = TVMAZE_URLS["creditsurl"]
             elif 'crew' in directory:
                 url_template = TVMAZE_URLS["crewurl"]
             elif 'cast' in directory: