diff --git a/client/settings.html b/client/settings.html
index fb88c3e..4ce42bb 100644
--- a/client/settings.html
+++ b/client/settings.html
@@ -104,7 +104,14 @@ <h3>Settings</h3>
             <span class="label-body">Base URL (if accessing Podgrab using a URL. Without trailing /. Leave empty if not using or unsure.)</span>
             <input type="url" class="u-full-width"  name="baseUrl" v-model="baseUrl">
         </label>
-        
+        <label for="maxDownloadConcurrency" style="display: inline-block;" >
+            <span class="label-body">Limit the number of podcasts that can be downloaded simultaneously</span>
+            <input type="number" name="maxDownloadConcurrency" v-model.number="maxDownloadConcurrency" min="1">
+        </label>
+        <label for="userAgent" style="display: inline-block;" >
+            <span class="label-body">The <code>User-Agent</code> header used when downloading podcasts</span>
+            <input type="text" class="u-full-width" name="userAgent" v-model="userAgent">
+        </label>
       
         <input type="submit" value="Save" class="button">
     </form>
@@ -182,6 +189,8 @@ <h3>More Info</h3>
             generateNFOFile:self.generateNFOFile,
             dontDownloadDeletedFromDisk:self.dontDownloadDeletedFromDisk,
             baseUrl:self.baseUrl,
+            maxDownloadConcurrency:self.maxDownloadConcurrency,
+            userAgent:self.userAgent,
         })
         .then(function(response){
             Vue.toasted.show('Settings saved successfully.' ,{
@@ -226,6 +235,8 @@ <h3>More Info</h3>
     generateNFOFile:{{ .setting.GenerateNFOFile }},
     dontDownloadDeletedFromDisk:{{ .setting.DontDownloadDeletedFromDisk }},
     baseUrl: {{ .setting.BaseUrl }},
+    maxDownloadConcurrency:{{ .setting.MaxDownloadConcurrency }},
+    userAgent:{{ .setting.UserAgent}},
   },
 
 })
diff --git a/controllers/pages.go b/controllers/pages.go
index 2034e22..2b13de3 100644
--- a/controllers/pages.go
+++ b/controllers/pages.go
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ type SettingModel struct {
 	GenerateNFOFile               bool   `form:"generateNFOFile" json:"generateNFOFile" query:"generateNFOFile"`
 	DontDownloadDeletedFromDisk   bool   `form:"dontDownloadDeletedFromDisk" json:"dontDownloadDeletedFromDisk" query:"dontDownloadDeletedFromDisk"`
 	BaseUrl                       string `form:"baseUrl" json:"baseUrl" query:"baseUrl"`
+	MaxDownloadConcurrency        int    `form:"maxDownloadConcurrency" json:"maxDownloadConcurrency" query:"maxDownloadConcurrency"`
+	UserAgent                     string `form:"userAgent" json:"userAgent" query:"userAgent"`
 }
 
 var searchOptions = map[string]string{
diff --git a/controllers/podcast.go b/controllers/podcast.go
index de692e8..199f4a3 100644
--- a/controllers/podcast.go
+++ b/controllers/podcast.go
@@ -628,7 +628,9 @@ func UpdateSetting(c *gin.Context) {
 
 		err = service.UpdateSettings(model.DownloadOnAdd, model.InitialDownloadCount,
 			model.AutoDownload, model.AppendDateToFileName, model.AppendEpisodeNumberToFileName,
-			model.DarkMode, model.DownloadEpisodeImages, model.GenerateNFOFile, model.DontDownloadDeletedFromDisk, model.BaseUrl)
+			model.DarkMode, model.DownloadEpisodeImages, model.GenerateNFOFile, model.DontDownloadDeletedFromDisk, model.BaseUrl,
+			model.MaxDownloadConcurrency, model.UserAgent,
+		)
 		if err == nil {
 			c.JSON(200, gin.H{"message": "Success"})
 
diff --git a/db/podcast.go b/db/podcast.go
index 0962dd1..8a33823 100644
--- a/db/podcast.go
+++ b/db/podcast.go
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ type Setting struct {
 	GenerateNFOFile               bool `gorm:"default:false"`
 	DontDownloadDeletedFromDisk   bool `gorm:"default:false"`
 	BaseUrl                       string
+	MaxDownloadConcurrency        int `gorm:"default:5"`
+	UserAgent                     string
 }
 type Migration struct {
 	Base
diff --git a/service/fileService.go b/service/fileService.go
index 4c9fc56..6f9c921 100644
--- a/service/fileService.go
+++ b/service/fileService.go
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@ func Download(link string, episodeTitle string, podcastName string, prefix strin
 		return "", errors.New("Download path empty")
 	}
 	client := httpClient()
-	resp, err := client.Get(link)
+
+	req, err := getRequest(link)
+	if err != nil {
+		Logger.Errorw("Error creating request: "+link, err)
+	}
+
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		Logger.Errorw("Error getting response: "+link, err)
 		return "", err
@@ -102,7 +108,13 @@ func DownloadPodcastCoverImage(link string, podcastName string) (string, error)
 		return "", errors.New("Download path empty")
 	}
 	client := httpClient()
-	resp, err := client.Get(link)
+	req, err := getRequest(link)
+	if err != nil {
+		Logger.Errorw("Error creating request: "+link, err)
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		Logger.Errorw("Error getting response: "+link, err)
 		return "", err
@@ -139,7 +151,13 @@ func DownloadImage(link string, episodeId string, podcastName string) (string, e
 		return "", errors.New("Download path empty")
 	}
 	client := httpClient()
-	resp, err := client.Get(link)
+	req, err := getRequest(link)
+	if err != nil {
+		Logger.Errorw("Error creating request: "+link, err)
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		Logger.Errorw("Error getting response: "+link, err)
 		return "", err
@@ -326,6 +344,20 @@ func httpClient() *http.Client {
 	return &client
 }
 
+func getRequest(url string) (*http.Request, error) {
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	setting := db.GetOrCreateSetting()
+	if len(setting.UserAgent) > 0 {
+		req.Header.Add("User-Agent", setting.UserAgent)
+	}
+
+	return req, nil
+}
+
 func createFolder(folder string, parent string) string {
 	folder = cleanFileName(folder)
 	//str := stringy.New(folder)
diff --git a/service/podcastService.go b/service/podcastService.go
index 345d2a2..ac91a5e 100644
--- a/service/podcastService.go
+++ b/service/podcastService.go
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ func DownloadMissingEpisodes() error {
 			SetPodcastItemAsDownloaded(item.ID, url)
 		}(item, *setting)
 
-		if index%5 == 0 {
+		if index%setting.MaxDownloadConcurrency == 0 {
 			wg.Wait()
 		}
 	}
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ func GetSearchFromPodcastIndex(pod *podcastindex.Podcast) *model.CommonSearchRes
 
 func UpdateSettings(downloadOnAdd bool, initialDownloadCount int, autoDownload bool,
 	appendDateToFileName bool, appendEpisodeNumberToFileName bool, darkMode bool, downloadEpisodeImages bool,
-	generateNFOFile bool, dontDownloadDeletedFromDisk bool, baseUrl string) error {
+	generateNFOFile bool, dontDownloadDeletedFromDisk bool, baseUrl string, maxDownloadConcurrency int, userAgent string) error {
 	setting := db.GetOrCreateSetting()
 
 	setting.AutoDownload = autoDownload
@@ -777,6 +777,8 @@ func UpdateSettings(downloadOnAdd bool, initialDownloadCount int, autoDownload b
 	setting.GenerateNFOFile = generateNFOFile
 	setting.DontDownloadDeletedFromDisk = dontDownloadDeletedFromDisk
 	setting.BaseUrl = baseUrl
+	setting.MaxDownloadConcurrency = maxDownloadConcurrency
+	setting.UserAgent = userAgent
 
 	return db.UpdateSettings(setting)
 }