diff --git a/colorspot.py b/colorspot.py
index 891e40c..158d86f 100755
--- a/colorspot.py
+++ b/colorspot.py
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ class ColorSpot():
         self.read_config(self.config, self.config_file)
 
         self.check_files()
+
         if self.check_lotw_confirmed:
             self.confirmed_entities = self.get_confirmed_entities()
 
-
         if self.check_cty:
             self.cty = list(csv.reader(open(self.config['files']['cty'], "r"), delimiter=","))
 
@@ -46,15 +46,10 @@ class ColorSpot():
 
     @staticmethod
     def download_file(url, local_filename):
-        #local_filename = url.split('/')[-1]
-        # NOTE the stream=True parameter below
         with requests.get(url, stream=True) as r:
             r.raise_for_status()
             with open(local_filename, 'wb') as f:
                 for chunk in r.iter_content(chunk_size=8192):
-                    # If you have chunk encoded response uncomment if
-                    # and set chunk_size parameter to None.
-                    #if chunk:
                     f.write(chunk)
         return local_filename
 
@@ -63,12 +58,24 @@ class ColorSpot():
         self.check_lotw_confirmed = exists(self.config['files']['lotw_confirmed'])
         if not self.check_lotw_confirmed:
             print("The file " + self.config['files']['lotw_confirmed'] + " is missing.")
+            user = self.config['lotw']['user']
+            password = self.config['lotw']['password']
+            mode = self.config['lotw']['mode']
+            url = "https://lotw.arrl.org/lotwuser/lotwreport.adi?login={}&password={}&qso_query=1&qso_qsl=yes&qso_mode={}&qso_qsldetail=yes&qso_qslsince=1970-01-01".format(user, password, mode)
+            print("Trying to download " + url)
+            file_name = self.download_file(url, self.config['files']['lotw_confirmed'])
+            self.check_lotw_confirmed = exists(self.config['files']['lotw_confirmed'])
+            if self.check_lotw_confirmed:
+                print("File successfully downloaded")
+            else:
+                print("something went wrong while downloading " + url)
+
 
 
         # check for cty.csv file
         self.check_cty = exists(self.config['files']['cty'])
         if not self.check_cty:
-            url = "https://www.country-files.com/bigcty/download/bigcty.zip"
+            url = self.config['files']['cty_url']
             print("The file " + self.config['files']['cty'] + " is missing.")
             print("Trying to download " + url)
             zip_name = self.download_file(url, "bigcty.zip" )
@@ -84,7 +91,7 @@ class ColorSpot():
         # check for lotw user activity file
         self.check_lotw_activity = exists(self.config['files']['lotw_activity'])
         if not self.check_lotw_activity:
-            url = "https://lotw.arrl.org/lotw-user-activity.csv"
+            url = self.config['files']['lotw_activity_url']
             print("The file " + self.config['files']['lotw_activity'] + " is missing.")
             print("Trying to download " + url)
             file_name = self.download_file(url, self.config['files']['lotw_activity'])
@@ -123,8 +130,10 @@ class ColorSpot():
                 'timeout': '100'}
             config['files'] = {
                 'cty': 'cty.csv',
+                'cty_url': 'https://www.country-files.com/bigcty/download/bigcty.zip',
                 'lotw_confirmed': 'lotw.adi',
-                'lotw_activity': 'lotw-user-activity.csv'}
+                'lotw_activity': 'lotw-user-activity.csv',
+                'lotw_activity_url': 'https://lotw.arrl.org/lotw-user-activity.csv'}
             config['lotw'] = {
                 'user': 'N0CALL',
                 'password': 'XXXXXXXXX',