diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/APDownloadAlgorithm.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/APDownloadAlgorithm.java
index 7ec4db5dd..061d6cf3f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/APDownloadAlgorithm.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/APDownloadAlgorithm.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class APDownloadAlgorithm implements AutomaticDownloadAlgorithm {
                 Iterator<FeedItem> it = candidates.iterator();
                 while (it.hasNext()) {
                     FeedItem item = it.next();
-                    if (!item.isAutoDownloadable()) {
+                    if (!item.isAutoDownloadable() || item.getFeed().isLocalFeed()) {
                         it.remove();
                     }
                 }