diff --git a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
index af9be750c..06a6625a8 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -781,26 +781,31 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
                         info_dict['url'] = parts[0]
                         success = self.fd._do_download(filename, info_dict)
                     else:
-                        parts_success = []
-                        parts_files = []
-                        self.to_screen(u'[info] Downloading %s parts' % len(parts))
-                        for (i, part_url) in enumerate(parts):
-                            part_info = dict(info_dict)
-                            part_info['url'] = part_url
-                            part_filename = u'%s.%s' % (filename, i)
-                            parts_files.append(part_filename)
-                            parts_success.append(self.fd._do_download(part_filename, part_info))
-                        success = all(parts_success)
-                        if success:
-                            video_joiner = FFmpegJoinVideos(self)
-                            join_success = video_joiner.join(filename, parts_files)
-                            if not join_success:
-                                self.report_error(u'Could not join the video parts')
-                            else:
-                                self.to_screen(u'[info] Removing video parts')
-                                for part_file in parts_files:
-                                    os.remove(encodeFilename(part_file))
-                            success = join_success
+                        # We check if the final video has already been downloaded
+                        if self.params.get('continuedl', False) and os.path.isfile(encodeFilename(filename)):
+                            self.fd.report_file_already_downloaded(filename)
+                            success = True
+                        else:
+                            parts_success = []
+                            parts_files = []
+                            self.to_screen(u'[info] Downloading %s parts' % len(parts))
+                            for (i, part_url) in enumerate(parts):
+                                part_info = dict(info_dict)
+                                part_info['url'] = part_url
+                                part_filename = u'%s.%s' % (filename, i)
+                                parts_files.append(part_filename)
+                                parts_success.append(self.fd._do_download(part_filename, part_info))
+                            success = all(parts_success)
+                            if success:
+                                video_joiner = FFmpegJoinVideos(self)
+                                join_success = video_joiner.join(filename, parts_files)
+                                if not join_success:
+                                    self.report_error(u'Could not join the video parts')
+                                else:
+                                    self.to_screen(u'[info] Removing video parts')
+                                    for part_file in parts_files:
+                                        os.remove(encodeFilename(part_file))
+                                success = join_success
                 except (compat_urllib_error.URLError, compat_http_client.HTTPException, socket.error) as err:
                     self.report_error(u'unable to download video data: %s' % str(err))
                     return