diff --git a/ConfusedPolarBear.Plugin.IntroSkipper/Configuration/PluginConfiguration.cs b/ConfusedPolarBear.Plugin.IntroSkipper/Configuration/PluginConfiguration.cs
index 5242088..c712b3b 100644
--- a/ConfusedPolarBear.Plugin.IntroSkipper/Configuration/PluginConfiguration.cs
+++ b/ConfusedPolarBear.Plugin.IntroSkipper/Configuration/PluginConfiguration.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ public class PluginConfiguration : BasePluginConfiguration
     /// </summary>
     public EdlAction EdlAction { get; set; } = EdlAction.None;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether or not to overwrite existing EDL files.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool OverwriteExistingEdlFiles { get; set; } = false;
+
     // ===== Playback settings =====
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/ConfusedPolarBear.Plugin.IntroSkipper/Configuration/configPage.html b/ConfusedPolarBear.Plugin.IntroSkipper/Configuration/configPage.html
index d681ff6..540657a 100644
--- a/ConfusedPolarBear.Plugin.IntroSkipper/Configuration/configPage.html
+++ b/ConfusedPolarBear.Plugin.IntroSkipper/Configuration/configPage.html
@@ -70,10 +70,20 @@
                                 If set to a value other than None, specifies which action to write to
                                 <a href="https://kodi.wiki/view/Edit_decision_list">MPlayer compatible EDL files</a>
                                 alongside your episode files. <br />
-                                <strong>
-                                    If this value is changed from None, the plugin will overwrite any EDL files
-                                    associated with your episode files.
-                                </strong>
+
+                                If this value is changed after EDL files are generated, you must either manually delete
+                                the EDL files or check the "Overwrite existing EDL files" checkbox below.
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+
+                        <div class="checkboxContainer checkboxContainer-withDescription">
+                            <label class="emby-checkbox-label">
+                                <input id="OverwriteEdl" type="checkbox" is="emby-checkbox" />
+                                <span>Overwrite existing EDL files</span>
+                            </label>
+
+                            <div class="fieldDescription">
+                                If checked, the plugin will overwrite any EDL files associated with your episode files.
                             </div>
                         </div>
                     </fieldset>
@@ -477,7 +487,9 @@
                     ApiClient.getPluginConfiguration("c83d86bb-a1e0-4c35-a113-e2101cf4ee6b").then(function (config) {
                         document.querySelector('#AutoSkip').checked = config.AutoSkip;
                         document.querySelector('#MaxParallelism').value = config.MaxParallelism;
+
                         document.querySelector('#EdlAction').value = config.EdlAction;
+                        document.querySelector('#OverwriteEdl').checked = config.OverwriteExistingEdlFiles;
 
                         document.querySelector('#CacheFingerprints').checked = config.CacheFingerprints;
                         document.querySelector('#ShowPromptAdjustment').value = config.ShowPromptAdjustment;
@@ -493,15 +505,18 @@
                     ApiClient.getPluginConfiguration("c83d86bb-a1e0-4c35-a113-e2101cf4ee6b").then(function (config) {
                         config.AutoSkip = document.querySelector('#AutoSkip').checked;
                         config.MaxParallelism = document.querySelector('#MaxParallelism').value;
+
                         config.EdlAction = document.querySelector('#EdlAction').value;
+                        config.OverwriteExistingEdlFiles = document.querySelector('#OverwriteEdl').checked;
 
                         config.CacheFingerprints = document.querySelector('#CacheFingerprints').checked;
                         config.ShowPromptAdjustment = document.querySelector("#ShowPromptAdjustment").value;
                         config.HidePromptAdjustment = document.querySelector("#HidePromptAdjustment").value;
 
-                        ApiClient.updatePluginConfiguration("c83d86bb-a1e0-4c35-a113-e2101cf4ee6b", config).then(function (result) {
-                            Dashboard.processPluginConfigurationUpdateResult(result);
-                        });
+                        ApiClient.updatePluginConfiguration("c83d86bb-a1e0-4c35-a113-e2101cf4ee6b", config)
+                            .then(function (result) {
+                                Dashboard.processPluginConfigurationUpdateResult(result);
+                            });
                     });
 
                     e.preventDefault();
diff --git a/ConfusedPolarBear.Plugin.IntroSkipper/EdlManager.cs b/ConfusedPolarBear.Plugin.IntroSkipper/EdlManager.cs
index 6340e0d..38e2d16 100644
--- a/ConfusedPolarBear.Plugin.IntroSkipper/EdlManager.cs
+++ b/ConfusedPolarBear.Plugin.IntroSkipper/EdlManager.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public static class EdlManager
     /// <param name="episodes">Episodes to update EDL files for.</param>
     public static void UpdateEDLFiles(ReadOnlyCollection<QueuedEpisode> episodes)
     {
+        var overwrite = Plugin.Instance!.Configuration.OverwriteExistingEdlFiles;
         var action = Plugin.Instance!.Configuration.EdlAction;
         if (action == EdlAction.None)
         {
@@ -43,6 +44,12 @@ public static class EdlManager
 
             _logger?.LogTrace("Episode {Id} has EDL path {Path}", id, edlPath);
 
+            if (!overwrite && File.Exists(edlPath))
+            {
+                _logger?.LogTrace("Refusing to overwrite existing EDL file {Path}", edlPath);
+                continue;
+            }
+
             File.WriteAllText(edlPath, intro.ToEdl(action));
         }
     }