diff --git a/lib/libnetwork.lib.in b/lib/libnetwork.lib.in
index e5a0654..08c163b 100644
--- a/lib/libnetwork.lib.in
+++ b/lib/libnetwork.lib.in
@@ -918,6 +918,13 @@ function git.download() {
    notify.debug "$FUNCNAME: token_dirname = \"$token_dirname\""   
    notify.debug "$FUNCNAME: token_basename = \"$token_basename\""
 
+   if [ -e $destdir/$token_basename ]; then
+      if [ "$force_download" = "0" ]; then
+         notify.note "[${filenum:-*}]  $NOTE$token_basename$NORM ... "$"skipped"
+         return 0
+      fi
+   fi
+
    local git_branch="${token_dirname/*\/}"
    notify.debug "$FUNCNAME: git_branch = \"$git_branch\""