diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/media_client/backends/yt_dlp/channel.ex b/lib/pinchflat/media_client/backends/yt_dlp/channel.ex
index d97f88d..8df6f6a 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat/media_client/backends/yt_dlp/channel.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/media_client/backends/yt_dlp/channel.ex
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.MediaClient.Backends.YtDlp.Channel do
   Returns {:ok, %ChannelDetails{}} | {:error, any, ...}.
   """
   def get_channel_details(channel_url) do
-    opts = [playlist_end: 1]
+    opts = [:skip_download, playlist_end: 1]
 
     with {:ok, output} <- backend_runner().run(channel_url, opts, "%(.{channel,channel_id})j"),
          {:ok, parsed_json} <- Phoenix.json_library().decode(output) do
diff --git a/test/pinchflat/media_client/backends/yt_dlp/channel_test.exs b/test/pinchflat/media_client/backends/yt_dlp/channel_test.exs
index 3f9d52f..8fe2dba 100644
--- a/test/pinchflat/media_client/backends/yt_dlp/channel_test.exs
+++ b/test/pinchflat/media_client/backends/yt_dlp/channel_test.exs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.MediaClient.Backends.YtDlp.ChannelTest do
 
     test "it passes the expected args to the backend runner" do
       expect(YtDlpRunnerMock, :run, fn @channel_url, opts, ot ->
-        assert opts == [playlist_end: 1]
+        assert opts == [:skip_download, playlist_end: 1]
         assert ot == "%(.{channel,channel_id})j"
 
         {:ok, "{}"}
diff --git a/test/pinchflat/media_client/channel_details_test.exs b/test/pinchflat/media_client/channel_details_test.exs
index 920fc02..2a98fa5 100644
--- a/test/pinchflat/media_client/channel_details_test.exs
+++ b/test/pinchflat/media_client/channel_details_test.exs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.MediaClient.ChannelDetailsTest do
   describe "get_channel_details/2" do
     test "it passes the expected arguments to the backend" do
       expect(YtDlpRunnerMock, :run, fn @channel_url, opts, ot ->
-        assert opts == [playlist_end: 1]
+        assert opts == [:skip_download, playlist_end: 1]
         assert ot == "%(.{channel,channel_id})j"
 
         {:ok, "{\"channel\": \"TheUselessTrials\", \"channel_id\": \"UCQH2\"}"}