diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 14ea6f0..c64c649 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ name = "KIT-ILIAS-downloader"
 version = "0.3.6"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "async-recursion",
  "atty",
  "bytes",
  "cfg-if",
@@ -111,6 +112,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "async-recursion"
+version = "1.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2cda8f4bcc10624c4e85bc66b3f452cca98cfa5ca002dc83a16aad2367641bea"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "atty"
 version = "0.2.14"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 03e549c..b37e7db 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,3 +36,4 @@ bytes = "1.0.1"
 toml = "0.5.8"
 tempfile = "3.2.0"
 ego-tree = "0.6.2"
+async-recursion = "1.0.0"
diff --git a/src/ilias.rs b/src/ilias.rs
index 48761dd..78b9e3b 100644
--- a/src/ilias.rs
+++ b/src/ilias.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use std::{collections::HashMap, error::Error as _, io::Write, sync::Arc};
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
 use cookie_store::CookieStore;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
+use regex::Regex;
 use reqwest::{Client, IntoUrl, Proxy, Url};
 use reqwest_cookie_store::CookieStoreMutex;
 use scraper::{ElementRef, Html, Selector};
@@ -267,8 +268,8 @@ impl ILIAS {
 			.collect()
 	}
 
-	/// Returns subfolders and the main text in a course/folder/personal desktop.
-	pub async fn get_course_content(&self, url: &URL) -> Result<(Vec<Result<Object>>, Option<String>)> {
+	/// Returns subfolders, the main text in a course/folder/personal desktop and all links on the page.
+	pub async fn get_course_content(&self, url: &URL) -> Result<(Vec<Result<Object>>, Option<String>, Vec<String>)> {
 		let html = self.get_html(&url.url).await?;
 
 		let main_text = if let Some(el) = html.select(&IL_CONTENT_CONTAINER).next() {
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ impl ILIAS {
 		} else {
 			None
 		};
-		Ok((ILIAS::get_items(&html), main_text))
+		Ok((ILIAS::get_items(&html), main_text, html.select(&LINKS).flat_map(|x| x.value().attr("href").map(|x| x.to_owned())).collect()))
 	}
 
 	pub async fn get_course_content_tree(&self, ref_id: &str, cmd_node: &str) -> Result<Vec<Object>> {
diff --git a/src/ilias/course.rs b/src/ilias/course.rs
index 03d2298..76c0f9f 100644
--- a/src/ilias/course.rs
+++ b/src/ilias/course.rs
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ pub async fn download(path: PathBuf, ilias: Arc<ILIAS>, url: &URL, name: &str) -
 					return Ok(()); // ignore groups we are not in
 				}
 				warning!(name, "falling back to incomplete course content extractor!", e);
-				ilias.get_course_content(&url).await? // TODO: perhaps don't download almost the same content 3x
+				let (items, main_text, _) = ilias.get_course_content(&url).await?;
+				(items, main_text)
 			},
 		}
 	} else {
-		ilias.get_course_content(&url).await?
+		let (items, main_text, _) = ilias.get_course_content(&url).await?;
+		(items, main_text)
 	};
 	if ilias.opt.save_ilias_pages {
 		if let Some(s) = content.1.as_ref() {
diff --git a/src/ilias/folder.rs b/src/ilias/folder.rs
index f977fae..898ecc5 100644
--- a/src/ilias/folder.rs
+++ b/src/ilias/folder.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 use std::{collections::HashSet, path::Path, sync::Arc};
 
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use async_recursion::async_recursion;
+use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
+use regex::Regex;
 
 use crate::{
 	process_gracefully,
@@ -10,8 +13,20 @@ use crate::{
 
 use super::{ILIAS, URL};
 
+static EXPAND_LINK: Lazy<Regex> = Lazy::new(|| Regex::new("expand=\\d").unwrap());
+
+#[async_recursion]
 pub async fn download(path: &Path, ilias: Arc<ILIAS>, url: &URL) -> Result<()> {
 	let content = ilias.get_course_content(&url).await?;
+
+	// expand all sessions
+	for href in content.2 {
+		// link format: ilias.php?ref_id=1943526&expand=2602906&cmd=view&cmdClass=ilobjfoldergui&cmdNode=x1:nk&baseClass=ilrepositorygui#lg_div_1948579_pref_1943526
+		if EXPAND_LINK.is_match(&href) {
+			return download(path, ilias, &URL::from_href(&href)?).await;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if ilias.opt.save_ilias_pages {
 		if let Some(s) = content.1.as_ref() {
 			let path = path.join("folder.html");
@@ -20,6 +35,7 @@ pub async fn download(path: &Path, ilias: Arc<ILIAS>, url: &URL) -> Result<()> {
 				.context("failed to write folder page html")?;
 		}
 	}
+
 	let mut names = HashSet::new();
 	for item in content.0 {
 		let item = item?;
diff --git a/src/iliasignore.rs b/src/iliasignore.rs
index 65efbf4..eaf5129 100644
--- a/src/iliasignore.rs
+++ b/src/iliasignore.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ impl IliasIgnore {
         let mut prefix = Vec::new();
         // example scenario:
         // path = /KIT/ILIAS/SS 23/Next Generation Internet
-        // iliasignore in ILIAS/.iliasignore: prefix = SS 23/Next Generation Internet
+        // iliasignore in ILIAS/.iliasignore: prefix = SS 23/Next Generation Internet/
         // iliasignore in Next Generation Internet/.iliasignore: prefix = ""
         loop {
             let (ignore, error) = Gitignore::new(path.join(".iliasignore"));