Index: gedasymbols.c
===================================================================
--- gedasymbols.c	(revision 7932)
+++ gedasymbols.c	(revision 7933)
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 	return changed;
 }
 
-int fp_gedasymbols_load_dir(pcb_plug_fp_t *ctx, const char *path)
+int fp_gedasymbols_load_dir(pcb_plug_fp_t *ctx, const char *path, int force)
 {
 	FILE *f;
 	int fctx;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 	if (strncmp(path, REQUIRE_PATH_PREFIX, strlen(REQUIRE_PATH_PREFIX)) != 0)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (conf_fp_wget.plugins.fp_wget.auto_update_gedasymbols)
+	if (force || (conf_fp_wget.plugins.fp_wget.auto_update_gedasymbols))
 		wmode &= ~FP_WGET_OFFLINE;
 
 	if (fp_wget_open(url_idx_md5, gedasym_cache, &f, &fctx, wmode) != 0)
Index: gedasymbols.h
===================================================================
--- gedasymbols.h	(revision 7932)
+++ gedasymbols.h	(revision 7933)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "plug_footprint.h"
 #include "fp_wget_conf.h"
-int fp_gedasymbols_load_dir(pcb_plug_fp_t *ctx, const char *path);
+int fp_gedasymbols_load_dir(pcb_plug_fp_t *ctx, const char *path, int force);
 FILE *fp_gedasymbols_fopen(pcb_plug_fp_t *ctx, const char *path, const char *name, pcb_fp_fopen_ctx_t *fctx);
 void fp_gedasymbols_fclose(pcb_plug_fp_t *ctx, FILE * f, pcb_fp_fopen_ctx_t *fctx);
 void fp_gedasymbols_init(void);
Index: tester.c
===================================================================
--- tester.c	(revision 7932)
+++ tester.c	(revision 7933)
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 	FILE *f;
 	char line[1024];
 
-/*	fp_gedasymbols_load_dir(NULL, "gedasymbols://"); */
+/*	fp_gedasymbols_load_dir(NULL, "gedasymbols://", 1); */
 	f = fp_gedasymbols_fopen(NULL, NULL, "wget@gedasymbols/user/sean_depagnier/footprints/HDMI_CONN.fp", &fctx);
 
 	while(fgets(line, sizeof(line), f) != NULL)