diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 2deb2c8..06e1823 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with thi
 typedef struct {
 	const char *url;
 	const char *feedName;
+	const time_t update;
 } linkStruct;
 
 /* Example link:
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ typedef struct {
 		.url = "https://example.com/rss/feed.rss",
 		// This will be used as the folder name for the feed.
 		.feedName = "examplefeed",
+		// The time in seconds between checks for updates.
+		.update = 3600,
 	},
 */
 
@@ -28,6 +31,7 @@ static const linkStruct links[] = {
 	{
 		.url = "",
 		.feedName = "",
+		.update = 0,
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/minrss.c b/minrss.c
index e531181..b7a220e 100644
--- a/minrss.c
+++ b/minrss.c
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with thi
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <utime.h>
 #include <libxml/parser.h>
 #include <libxml/tree.h>
 #include <libxml/xmlreader.h>
@@ -215,10 +217,20 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	outputStruct outputs[LEN(links)];
 	memset(outputs, 0, sizeof(outputs));
 
+	time_t timeNow = time(NULL);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < LEN(links); i++) {
+		struct stat feedDir;
+
 		if (links[0].url[0] == '\0')
 			logMsg(0, "No feeds, add them in config.def.h\n");
 
+		if (stat(links[i].feedName, &feedDir) == 0) {
+			time_t deltaTime = timeNow - feedDir.st_atim.tv_sec;
+			if (deltaTime < links[i].update)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		logMsg(4, "Requesting %s\n", links[i].url);
 		createRequest(links[i].url, &outputs[i]);
 	}
@@ -231,7 +243,17 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		logMsg(5, "Parsing %s\n", links[i].url);
 
 		if (outputs[i].buffer && outputs[i].buffer[0]) {
-			readDoc(outputs[i].buffer, links[i].feedName, itemAction);
+			if (readDoc(outputs[i].buffer, links[i].feedName, itemAction) == 0) {
+				struct stat feedDir;
+
+				if (stat(links[i].feedName, &feedDir) == 0) {
+					struct utimbuf update;
+
+					update.actime = timeNow;
+					update.modtime = feedDir.st_mtim.tv_sec;
+					utime(links[i].feedName, &update);
+				}
+			}
 			free(outputs[i].buffer);
 		}
 	}