diff --git a/adapter.py b/adapter.py
index 054267b9..9c1d6d5a 100644
--- a/adapter.py
+++ b/adapter.py
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 import logging
 import datetime
 
+try:
+	from google.appengine.api.urlfetch import fetch as googlefetch
+	appEngineGlob = True
+except:
+	appEngineGlob = False
 
 class LoginRequiredException(Exception):
 	def __init__(self, url):
@@ -12,11 +17,7 @@ class LoginRequiredException(Exception):
 		return repr(self.url + ' requires user to be logged in')
 
 class FanfictionSiteAdapter:
-	try:
-		from google.appengine.api.urlfetch import fetch as googlefetch
-		appEngine = True
-	except:
-		appEngine = False
+	appEngine = appEngineGlob
 	login = ''
 	password = ''
 	url = ''
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ class FanfictionSiteAdapter:
 	authorURL = ''
 	outputStorySep = '-Ukn_'
 	outputName = ''
+	outputFileName = ''
 	storyDescription = ''
 	storyCharacters = []
 	storySeries = ''
@@ -57,6 +59,12 @@ class FanfictionSiteAdapter:
 	def hasAppEngine(self):
 		return self.appEngine
 	
+	def fetchUrl(self, url):
+		if not self.appEngine:
+			return self.opener.open(url).read().decode('utf-8')
+		else:
+			return googlefetch(url).content
+	
 	def requiresLogin(self, url = None):
 		return False
 	
@@ -86,9 +94,14 @@ class FanfictionSiteAdapter:
 
 	def getOutputName(self):
 		self.outputName = self.storyName.replace(" ", "_") + self.outputStorySep + self.storyId
-		logging.debug('self.storyId=%s, self.storyName=%s self.outputName=%s' % (self.storyId, self.storyName, self.outputName))
+		logging.debug('self.outputName=%s' % self.outputName)
 		return self.outputName
 
+	def getOutputFileName(self, booksDirectory, format):
+		self.outputFileName = booksDirectory + "/" + self.getOutputName() + "." + format
+		logging.debug('self.outputFileName=%s' % self.outputFileName)
+		return self.outputNameFileName
+
 	def getAuthorURL(self):
 		logging.debug('self.authorURL=%s' % self.authorURL)
 		return self.authorURL
diff --git a/downloader.py b/downloader.py
index 310eac41..ee0120f3 100644
--- a/downloader.py
+++ b/downloader.py
@@ -55,10 +55,13 @@ class FanficLoader:
 		
 		urls = self.adapter.extractIndividualUrls()
 
-		s = self.booksDirectory + "/" + self.adapter.getOutputName() + "." + format
-		if not self.overWrite and os.path.isfile(s):
-			print >> sys.stderr, "File " + s + " already exists!  Skipping!"
-			exit(10)
+		if (self.adapter.hasAppEngine):
+			self.overWrite = True
+		else:
+			s = self.adapter.getOutputFileName(self.booksDirectory, format)
+			if not self.overWrite and os.path.isfile(s):
+				print >> sys.stderr, "File " + s + " already exists!  Skipping!"
+				exit(10)
 
 		self.writer = self.writerClass(self.booksDirectory, self.adapter, inmemory=self.inmemory, compress=self.compress)
 		
diff --git a/ffnet.py b/ffnet.py
index a036988e..d0eff9e7 100644
--- a/ffnet.py
+++ b/ffnet.py
@@ -143,14 +143,8 @@ class FFNet(FanfictionSiteAdapter):
 				self.addSubject(subj)
 		return True
 
-	def _fetchUrl(self, url):
-		if not self.appEngine:
-			return self.opener.open(url).read().decode('utf-8')
-		else:
-			return googlefetch(url).content
-	
 	def extractIndividualUrls(self):
-		data = self._fetchUrl(self.url)
+		data = self.fetchUrl(self.url)
 		d2 = re.sub('&\#[0-9]+;', ' ', data)
 		soup = bs.BeautifulStoneSoup(d2)
 		allA = soup.findAll('a')
@@ -264,7 +258,7 @@ class FFNet(FanfictionSiteAdapter):
 	
 	def getText(self, url):
 		time.sleep( 2.0 )
-		data = self._fetchUrl(url)
+		data = self.fetchUrl(url)
 		lines = data.split('\n')
 		
 		textbuf = ''
diff --git a/fpcom.py b/fpcom.py
index 04266888..b9431322 100644
--- a/fpcom.py
+++ b/fpcom.py
@@ -136,15 +136,9 @@ class FPCom(FanfictionSiteAdapter):
 			    if len(subj) > 0:
 				self.addSubject(subj)
 		return True
-
-	def _fetchUrl(self, url):
-		if not self.appEngine:
-			return self.opener.open(url).read().decode('utf-8')
-		else:
-			return googlefetch(url).content
 	
 	def extractIndividualUrls(self):
-		data = self._fetchUrl(self.url)
+		data = self.fetchUrl(self.url)
 		d2 = re.sub('&\#[0-9]+;', ' ', data)
 		soup = bs.BeautifulStoneSoup(d2)
 		allA = soup.findAll('a')
@@ -283,7 +277,7 @@ class FPCom(FanfictionSiteAdapter):
 	
 	def getText(self, url):
 		time.sleep( 2.0 )
-		data = self._fetchUrl(url)
+		data = self.fetchUrl(url)
 		lines = data.split('\n')
 		
 		textbuf = ''
diff --git a/mediaminer.py b/mediaminer.py
index dd2ef3ea..77ff29bd 100644
--- a/mediaminer.py
+++ b/mediaminer.py
@@ -143,14 +143,8 @@ class MediaMiner(FanfictionSiteAdapter):
 				self.addSubject(subj)
 		return True
 
-	def _fetchUrl(self, url):
-		if not self.appEngine:
-			return self.opener.open(url).read().decode('utf-8')
-		else:
-			return googlefetch(url).content
-	
 	def extractIndividualUrls(self):
-		data = self._fetchUrl(self.url)
+		data = self.fetchUrl(self.url)
 		#data.replace('<br />',' ').replace('<br>',' ').replace('</br>',' ')
 		soup = bs.BeautifulSoup(data)
 		#logging.debug('soap=%s' % soup)
@@ -318,7 +312,7 @@ class MediaMiner(FanfictionSiteAdapter):
 	def getText(self, url):
 		time.sleep( 2.0 )
 		logging.debug('url=%s' % url)
-		data = self._fetchUrl(url)
+		data = self.fetchUrl(url)
 
 		try:
 			soup = bs.BeautifulSoup(data)