diff --git a/Manual.org b/Manual.org
index 026fed3..e43698f 100644
--- a/Manual.org
+++ b/Manual.org
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ The additional plugins to install can be set in the variable ~{{vdr_plugins}}~ i
     mode: 0644
     force: no
 
-- name: "vdr configuration | copy channels.conf if it doesn't exist yes"
+- name: "vdr configuration | copy channels.conf if it doesn't exist yet"
   copy:
     src: '{{ vdr_channels_conf }}'
     dest: '{{ vdr.confdir }}/channels.conf'
@@ -1110,6 +1110,16 @@ The additional plugins to install can be set in the variable ~{{vdr_plugins}}~ i
     mode: 0644
     force: no
   when: vdr_channels_conf is defined
+
+- name: "vdr configuration | download channels.conf if it doesn't exist yet"
+  get_url:
+    url: '{{ vdr_channels_conf_url }}'
+    dest: '{{ vdr.confdir }}/channels.conf'
+    owner: '{{ vdr.user }}'
+    group: '{{ vdr.group }}'
+    mode: 0644
+    force: no
+  when: vdr_channels_conf is not defined and vdr_channels_conf_url is defined
 #+END_SRC
 
 **** start vdr after network-online.target
diff --git a/roles/vdr/tasks/main.yml b/roles/vdr/tasks/main.yml
index f62b8dc..65c4808 100644
--- a/roles/vdr/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/vdr/tasks/main.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     mode: 0644
     force: no
 
-- name: "vdr configuration | copy channels.conf if it doesn't exist yes"
+- name: "vdr configuration | copy channels.conf if it doesn't exist yet"
   copy:
     src: '{{ vdr_channels_conf }}'
     dest: '{{ vdr.confdir }}/channels.conf'
@@ -84,6 +84,16 @@
     mode: 0644
     force: no
   when: vdr_channels_conf is defined
+
+- name: "vdr configuration | download channels.conf if it doesn't exist yet"
+  get_url:
+    url: '{{ vdr_channels_conf_url }}'
+    dest: '{{ vdr.confdir }}/channels.conf'
+    owner: '{{ vdr.user }}'
+    group: '{{ vdr.group }}'
+    mode: 0644
+    force: no
+  when: vdr_channels_conf is not defined and vdr_channels_conf_url is defined
 - name: create directory for vdr.service systemd drop-in files
   file:
     dest: '{{ item }}'