diff --git a/app/ytdl.py b/app/ytdl.py
index d4955f3..9e2012b 100644
--- a/app/ytdl.py
+++ b/app/ytdl.py
@@ -240,11 +240,16 @@ class DownloadQueue:
 
     async def __import_queue(self):
         for k, v in self.queue.saved_items():
-            await self.add(v.url, v.quality, v.format, v.folder, v.custom_name_prefix, getattr(v, 'playlist_strict_mode', False), getattr(v, 'playlist_item_limit', 0))
+            await self.add(v.url, v.quality, v.format, v.folder, v.custom_name_prefix, getattr(v, 'playlist_strict_mode', False), getattr(v, 'playlist_item_limit', 0), getattr(v, 'auto_start', True))
+
+    async def __import_pending(self):
+        for k, v in self.pending.saved_items():
+            await self.add(v.url, v.quality, v.format, v.folder, v.custom_name_prefix, getattr(v, 'playlist_strict_mode', False), getattr(v, 'playlist_item_limit', 0), getattr(v, 'auto_start', False))
 
     async def initialize(self):
         log.info("Initializing DownloadQueue")
         asyncio.create_task(self.__import_queue())
+        asyncio.create_task(self.__import_pending())
 
     async def __start_download(self, download):
         if download.canceled:
@@ -390,7 +395,7 @@ class DownloadQueue:
         return {'status': 'error', 'msg': f'Unsupported resource "{etype}"'}
 
     async def add(self, url, quality, format, folder, custom_name_prefix, playlist_strict_mode, playlist_item_limit, auto_start=True, already=None):
-        log.info(f'adding {url}: {quality=} {format=} {already=} {folder=} {custom_name_prefix=} {playlist_strict_mode=} {playlist_item_limit=}')
+        log.info(f'adding {url}: {quality=} {format=} {already=} {folder=} {custom_name_prefix=} {playlist_strict_mode=} {playlist_item_limit=} {auto_start=}')
         already = set() if already is None else already
         if url in already:
             log.info('recursion detected, skipping')