diff --git a/blueprints/podcast-episode.yaml b/blueprints/podcast-episode.yaml
index 642a055..c47f0e5 100644
--- a/blueprints/podcast-episode.yaml
+++ b/blueprints/podcast-episode.yaml
@@ -50,6 +50,16 @@ form:
                     type: text
                     label: Remote Podcast URL
                     help: Remote files will take precendence over locally hosted when viewed on a page.
+                header.podcast.audio.remote.recalculate:
+                    type: toggle
+                    label: Recalculate Remote Metadata
+                    help: Set to Yes to recalculate.  Set to No to skip downloading and calculating metadata.
+                    options:
+                        1: PLUGIN_ADMIN.YES
+                        0: PLUGIN_ADMIN.NO
+                    validate:
+                        type: bool
+                    default: 1
         itunesMetaTab:
           type: tab
           ordering@: 2
diff --git a/podcast.php b/podcast.php
index 9a099df..0e3808d 100644
--- a/podcast.php
+++ b/podcast.php
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public function onAdminSave($event)
         $header = $obj->header();
 
         // Use local file for meta calculations, if present.
-        // Else use remote file for meta, if present.
+        // Else use remote file for meta, if present and set to recalculate.
         // Else cleanup media entry in markdown header.
         
         if (isset($header->podcast['audio']['local'])) {
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public function onAdminSave($event)
             $audio_meta['duration'] = $this->retreiveAudioDuration($audio_meta['guid']);
             $audio_meta['enclosure_length'] = filesize($audio_meta['guid']);
         }
-        if (isset($header->podcast['audio']['remote']) && !isset($audio_meta)) {
+        if (isset($header->podcast['audio']['remote']) && !isset($audio_meta) && $header->podcast['audio']['remote']['recalculate']) {
             // Download fle from external url to temporary location.
             $path = $this->getRemoteAudio($header->podcast['audio']['remote']);