diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/downloading/download_option_builder.ex b/lib/pinchflat/downloading/download_option_builder.ex
index ebb3667..0627bd6 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat/downloading/download_option_builder.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/downloading/download_option_builder.ex
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Downloading.DownloadOptionBuilder do
       "source_custom_name" => source.custom_name,
       "source_collection_id" => source.collection_id,
       "source_collection_name" => source.collection_name,
-      "source_collection_type" => source.collection_type,
+      "source_collection_type" => to_string(source.collection_type),
       "media_upload_date_index" =>
         media_item_with_preloads.upload_date_index
         |> to_string()
diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/downloading/output_path_builder.ex b/lib/pinchflat/downloading/output_path_builder.ex
index 89d3f6c..d4f6e27 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat/downloading/output_path_builder.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/downloading/output_path_builder.ex
@@ -9,13 +9,23 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Downloading.OutputPathBuilder do
   Builds the actual final filepath from a given template. Optionally, you can pass in
   a map of additional options to be used in the template.
 
+  Custom options are recursively expanded _once_ so you can nest custom options
+  one-deep if needed.
+
   Translates liquid-style templates into yt-dlp-style templates,
   leaving yt-dlp syntax intact.
   """
   def build(template_string, additional_template_options \\ %{}) do
     combined_options = Map.merge(custom_yt_dlp_option_map(), additional_template_options)
 
-    TemplateParser.parse(template_string, combined_options, &identifier_fn/2)
+    expanded_options =
+      Enum.map(combined_options, fn {key, value} ->
+        {:ok, parse_result} = TemplateParser.parse(value, combined_options, &identifier_fn/2)
+
+        {key, parse_result}
+      end)
+
+    TemplateParser.parse(template_string, Map.new(expanded_options), &identifier_fn/2)
   end
 
   # The `nil` case simply wraps the identifier in yt-dlp-style syntax. This assumes that
@@ -43,6 +53,7 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Downloading.OutputPathBuilder do
       "upload_yyyy_mm_dd" => "%(upload_date>%Y-%m-%d)S",
       "season_from_date" => "%(upload_date>%Y)S",
       "season_episode_from_date" => "s%(upload_date>%Y)Se%(upload_date>%m%d)S",
+      "season_episode_index_from_date" => "s%(upload_date>%Y)Se%(upload_date>%m%d)S{{ media_upload_date_index }}",
       "artist_name" => "%(artist,creator,uploader,uploader_id)S"
     }
   end
diff --git a/lib/pinchflat_web/controllers/media_profiles/media_profile_html.ex b/lib/pinchflat_web/controllers/media_profiles/media_profile_html.ex
index 6395214..aae74ce 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat_web/controllers/media_profiles/media_profile_html.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat_web/controllers/media_profiles/media_profile_html.ex
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ defmodule PinchflatWeb.MediaProfiles.MediaProfileHTML do
       source_collection_name:
         "the YouTube name of the sources that use this profile (often the same as source_custom_name)",
       source_collection_type: "the collection type of the sources using this profile. Either 'channel' or 'playlist'",
-      artist_name: "the name of the artist with fallbacks to other uploader fields"
+      artist_name: "the name of the artist with fallbacks to other uploader fields",
+      season_from_date: "alias for upload_year",
+      season_episode_from_date: "the upload date formatted as sYYYYeMMDD",
+      season_episode_index_from_date:
+        "the upload date formatted as sYYYYeMMDDII where II is an index to prevent date collisions"
     }
   end
 
@@ -94,7 +98,7 @@ defmodule PinchflatWeb.MediaProfiles.MediaProfileHTML do
   end
 
   defp media_center_output_template do
-    "/shows/{{ source_custom_name }}/Season {{ season_from_date }}/{{ season_episode_from_date }} - {{ title }}.{{ ext }}"
+    "/shows/{{ source_custom_name }}/Season {{ season_from_date }}/{{ season_episode_index_from_date }} - {{ title }}.{{ ext }}"
   end
 
   defp audio_output_template do
diff --git a/test/pinchflat/downloading/output_path_builder_test.exs b/test/pinchflat/downloading/output_path_builder_test.exs
index 57051f6..c9a6660 100644
--- a/test/pinchflat/downloading/output_path_builder_test.exs
+++ b/test/pinchflat/downloading/output_path_builder_test.exs
@@ -27,5 +27,15 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Downloading.OutputPathBuilderTest do
 
       assert res == "/videos/%(title)s.%(ext)s"
     end
+
+    test "recursively expands variables" do
+      additional_options = %{
+        "media_upload_date_index" => "99"
+      }
+
+      assert {:ok, res} = OutputPathBuilder.build("{{ season_episode_index_from_date }}.{{ ext }}", additional_options)
+
+      assert res == "s%(upload_date>%Y)Se%(upload_date>%m%d)S99.%(ext)S"
+    end
   end
 end