diff --git a/src/ilias.rs b/src/ilias.rs
index 88264e0..0d4eb47 100644
--- a/src/ilias.rs
+++ b/src/ilias.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,12 @@ fn error_is_http2(error: &reqwest::Error) -> bool {
 
 impl ILIAS {
 	// TODO: de-duplicate the logic below
-	pub async fn with_session(opt: Opt, session: Arc<CookieStoreMutex>, ignore: Gitignore, course_names: HashMap<String, String>) -> Result<Self> {
+	pub async fn with_session(
+		opt: Opt,
+		session: Arc<CookieStoreMutex>,
+		ignore: Gitignore,
+		course_names: HashMap<String, String>,
+	) -> Result<Self> {
 		let mut builder = Client::builder()
 			.cookie_provider(Arc::clone(&session))
 			.user_agent(concat!(env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME"), "/", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")));
@@ -76,7 +81,13 @@ impl ILIAS {
 		})
 	}
 
-	pub async fn login(opt: Opt, user: &str, pass: &str, ignore: Gitignore, course_names: HashMap<String, String>) -> Result<Self> {
+	pub async fn login(
+		opt: Opt,
+		user: &str,
+		pass: &str,
+		ignore: Gitignore,
+		course_names: HashMap<String, String>,
+	) -> Result<Self> {
 		let cookie_store = CookieStore::default();
 		let cookie_store = reqwest_cookie_store::CookieStoreMutex::new(cookie_store);
 		let cookie_store = std::sync::Arc::new(cookie_store);
@@ -464,6 +475,12 @@ impl Object {
 			_ => Generic { name, url },
 		})
 	}
+
+	pub(crate) fn is_ignored_by_option(&self, opt: &Opt) -> bool {
+		(matches!(self, Object::Forum { .. }) && !opt.forum)
+			|| (matches!(self, Object::Video { .. }) && opt.no_videos)
+			|| (matches!(self, Object::File { .. }) && opt.skip_files)
+	}
 }
 
 #[allow(non_snake_case)]
diff --git a/src/ilias/folder.rs b/src/ilias/folder.rs
index 3f2e9f2..962192a 100644
--- a/src/ilias/folder.rs
+++ b/src/ilias/folder.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ pub async fn download(path: &Path, ilias: Arc<ILIAS>, url: &URL) -> Result<()> {
 	}
 	for item in content.0 {
 		let item = item?;
-		let path = path.join(file_escape(ilias.course_names.get(item.name()).map(|x| &**x).unwrap_or(item.name())));
+		let path = path.join(file_escape(
+			ilias.course_names.get(item.name()).map(|x| &**x).unwrap_or(item.name()),
+		));
 		let ilias = Arc::clone(&ilias);
 		spawn(process_gracefully(ilias, path, item));
 	}
diff --git a/src/ilias/video.rs b/src/ilias/video.rs
index 12bd4b5..ca604a1 100644
--- a/src/ilias/video.rs
+++ b/src/ilias/video.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-use std::{path::{Path, PathBuf}, process::{ExitStatus, Stdio}, sync::Arc};
+use std::{
+	path::{Path, PathBuf},
+	process::{ExitStatus, Stdio},
+	sync::Arc,
+};
 
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
@@ -59,7 +63,7 @@ pub async fn download(path: &Path, relative_path: &Path, ilias: Arc<ILIAS>, url:
 			}
 			arguments.push("-c".into());
 			arguments.push("copy".into());
-			for i in 0..(arguments.len() / 2)-1 {
+			for i in 0..(arguments.len() / 2) - 1 {
 				arguments.push("-map".into());
 				arguments.push(format!("{}", i));
 			}
@@ -70,7 +74,8 @@ pub async fn download(path: &Path, relative_path: &Path, ilias: Arc<ILIAS>, url:
 				.stdout(Stdio::null())
 				.spawn()
 				.context("failed to start ffmpeg")?
-				.wait().await
+				.wait()
+				.await
 				.context("failed to wait for ffmpeg")?;
 			if !status.success() {
 				error!(format!("ffmpeg failed to merge video files into {}", path.display()));
@@ -82,7 +87,12 @@ pub async fn download(path: &Path, relative_path: &Path, ilias: Arc<ILIAS>, url:
 	Ok(())
 }
 
-async fn download_all(path: &Path, streams: &Vec<serde_json::Value>, ilias: Arc<ILIAS>, relative_path: &Path) -> Result<Vec<PathBuf>> {
+async fn download_all(
+	path: &Path,
+	streams: &Vec<serde_json::Value>,
+	ilias: Arc<ILIAS>,
+	relative_path: &Path,
+) -> Result<Vec<PathBuf>> {
 	let mut paths = Vec::new();
 	for (i, stream) in streams.into_iter().enumerate() {
 		let url = stream
@@ -91,7 +101,13 @@ async fn download_all(path: &Path, streams: &Vec<serde_json::Value>, ilias: Arc<
 			.as_str()
 			.context("video src not string")?;
 		let new_path = path.join(format!("Stream{}.mp4", i + 1));
-		download_to_path(&ilias, &new_path, &relative_path.join(format!("Stream{}.mp4", i + 1)), url).await?;
+		download_to_path(
+			&ilias,
+			&new_path,
+			&relative_path.join(format!("Stream{}.mp4", i + 1)),
+			url,
+		)
+		.await?;
 		paths.push(new_path);
 	}
 	Ok(paths)
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index f79fa2b..262d57b 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -124,12 +124,17 @@ async fn real_main(mut opt: Opt) -> Result<()> {
 	let course_names_path = opt.output.join("course_names.toml");
 	let course_names = if fs::metadata(&course_names_path).await.is_ok() {
 		// file exists, try to read it
-		toml::from_str(&fs::read_to_string(course_names_path).await.context("accessing course_names.toml")?).context("processing course_names.toml")?
+		toml::from_str(
+			&fs::read_to_string(course_names_path)
+				.await
+				.context("accessing course_names.toml")?,
+		)
+		.context("processing course_names.toml")?
 	} else {
 		// If file doesn't exist, initialise course_names with empty HashMap
 		HashMap::new()
 	};
-		
+
 	if let Some(err) = error {
 		warning!(err);
 	}
@@ -230,6 +235,9 @@ async fn process(ilias: Arc<ILIAS>, path: PathBuf, obj: Object) -> Result<()> {
 	}
 	log!(1, "Syncing {} {}", obj.kind(), relative_path.to_string_lossy());
 	log!(2, " URL: {}", obj.url().url);
+	if obj.is_ignored_by_option(&ilias.opt) {
+		return Ok(());
+	}
 	if obj.is_dir() {
 		create_dir(&path).await?;
 	}