diff --git a/youtube_dlc/YoutubeDL.py b/youtube_dlc/YoutubeDL.py
index dd55ba0f2..c85cbd88f 100644
--- a/youtube_dlc/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/youtube_dlc/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -821,12 +821,22 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
             if not ie.suitable(url):
                 continue
 
-            ie = self.get_info_extractor(ie.ie_key())
+            ie_key = ie.ie_key()
+            ie = self.get_info_extractor(ie_key)
             if not ie.working():
                 self.report_warning('The program functionality for this site has been marked as broken, '
                                     'and will probably not work.')
 
             try:
+                try:
+                    temp_id = ie.extract_id(url) if callable(getattr(ie, 'extract_id', None)) else ie._match_id(url)
+                except (AssertionError, IndexError):
+                    temp_id = None
+                if temp_id is not None and self.in_download_archive({'id': temp_id, 'ie_key': ie_key}):
+                    self.to_screen("[%s] %s: has already been recorded in archive" % (
+                                   ie_key, temp_id))
+                    break
+
                 ie_result = ie.extract(url)
                 if ie_result is None:  # Finished already (backwards compatibility; listformats and friends should be moved here)
                     break