diff --git a/src/dbqueries.rs b/src/dbqueries.rs
index d54a9b8..ea0b59a 100644
--- a/src/dbqueries.rs
+++ b/src/dbqueries.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 use diesel::prelude::*;
-use schema::source::dsl::*;
 use models::{Podcast, Episode, Source};
 
+pub fn get_sources(con: &SqliteConnection) -> QueryResult<Vec<Source>> {
+    use schema::source::dsl::*;
+
+    let s = source.load::<Source>(con);
+    s
+}
+
 pub fn get_podcasts(con: &SqliteConnection, parent: &Source) -> QueryResult<Vec<Podcast>> {
     let pds = Podcast::belonging_to(parent).load::<Podcast>(con);
     // debug!("Returned Podcasts:\n{:?}", pds);
@@ -13,7 +19,23 @@ pub fn get_pd_episodes(con: &SqliteConnection, parent: &Podcast) -> QueryResult<
     eps
 }
 
- pub fn get_sources(con: &SqliteConnection) -> QueryResult<Vec<Source>>{
-     let s = source.load::<Source>(con);
-     s
- }
\ No newline at end of file
+pub fn load_source(con: &SqliteConnection, uri_: &str) -> QueryResult<Source> {
+    use schema::source::dsl::*;
+
+    let s = source.filter(uri.eq(uri_)).get_result::<Source>(con);
+    s
+}
+
+pub fn load_podcast(con: &SqliteConnection, title_: &str) -> QueryResult<Podcast> {
+    use schema::podcast::dsl::*;
+
+    let pd = podcast.filter(title.eq(title_)).get_result::<Podcast>(con);
+    pd
+}
+
+pub fn load_episode(con: &SqliteConnection, uri_: &str) -> QueryResult<Episode> {
+    use schema::episode::dsl::*;
+
+    let ep = episode.filter(uri.eq(uri_)).get_result::<Episode>(con);
+    ep
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/index_feed.rs b/src/index_feed.rs
index f268669..3041d89 100644
--- a/src/index_feed.rs
+++ b/src/index_feed.rs
@@ -30,9 +30,17 @@ pub fn foo() {
 fn insert_source(connection: &SqliteConnection, url: &str) -> Result<()> {
     let foo = NewSource::new_with_uri(url);
 
-    diesel::insert_or_replace(&foo)
-        .into(schema::source::table)
-        .execute(connection)?;
+    match dbqueries::load_source(connection, foo.uri) {
+        Ok(mut bar) => {
+            bar.set_http_etag(foo.http_etag.map(|x| x.to_string()));
+            bar.set_last_modified(foo.last_modified.map(|x| x.to_string()));
+        }
+        Err(_) => {
+            diesel::insert(&foo).into(schema::source::table).execute(
+                connection,
+            )?;
+        }
+    }
 
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/models.rs b/src/models.rs
index 32d950c..c9cd993 100644
--- a/src/models.rs
+++ b/src/models.rs
@@ -62,10 +62,18 @@ impl<'a> Source {
         self.last_modified
     }
 
+    pub fn set_last_modified(&mut self, value: Option<String>) {
+        self.last_modified = value;
+    }
+
     pub fn http_etag(self) -> Option<String> {
         self.http_etag
     }
 
+    pub fn set_http_etag(&mut self, value: Option<String>) {
+        self.http_etag = value;
+    }
+
     /// Fetch the xml feed from the source url, update the etag headers,
     /// and parse the feed into an rss:Channel and return it.
     pub fn get_podcast_chan(&mut self, con: &SqliteConnection) -> Result<Channel> {