diff --git a/src/vunnel/cli/config.py b/src/vunnel/cli/config.py
index d499cb5f..d36b919f 100644
--- a/src/vunnel/cli/config.py
+++ b/src/vunnel/cli/config.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class ImportResults:
     host: str = ""
     path: str = __default_path__
     enabled: bool = False
+    skip_newer_archive_check: bool = False
 
     def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         if not self.path:
diff --git a/src/vunnel/provider.py b/src/vunnel/provider.py
index 7af1c500..93d537b7 100644
--- a/src/vunnel/provider.py
+++ b/src/vunnel/provider.py
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ class RuntimeConfig:
     existing_results: ResultStatePolicy = ResultStatePolicy.KEEP
     # the format the results should be written in
     result_store: result.StoreStrategy = result.StoreStrategy.FLAT_FILE
+    # skip checks for newer archive if true (always download latest)
+    skip_newer_archive_check: bool = False
 
     import_results_host: Optional[str] = None  # noqa: UP007 - breaks mashumaro
     import_results_path: Optional[str] = None  # noqa: UP007 - breaks mashumaro
@@ -192,8 +194,14 @@ def _fetch_or_use_results_archive(self) -> tuple[list[str], int, datetime.dateti
         if not latest_entry:
             raise RuntimeError("no listing entry found")
 
-        if self._has_newer_archive(latest_entry=latest_entry):
+        if self._has_newer_archive(latest_entry=latest_entry) or self.runtime_cfg.skip_newer_archive_check:
+            self.logger.info("fetching latest listing")
             self._prep_workspace_from_listing_entry(entry=latest_entry)
+        else:
+            # Update the timestamp of the state to the latest entry's built time
+            self.logger.info("using existing listing and updating timestamp")
+            self.workspace.state().timestamp = datetime.datetime.fromisoformat(latest_entry.built)
+
         state = self.workspace.state()
         return state.urls, state.result_count(self.workspace.path), state.timestamp
 
@@ -321,7 +329,6 @@ def results_writer(self, **kwargs: Any) -> result.Writer:
 
 
 def _fetch_listing_entry_archive(dest: str, entry: distribution.ListingEntry, logger: logging.Logger) -> str:
-
     archive_path = os.path.join(dest, os.path.basename(urlparse(entry.url, allow_fragments=False).path))
 
     # download the URL for the archive
diff --git a/tests/unit/cli/test_cli.py b/tests/unit/cli/test_cli.py
index bf9a53f5..0f1627e7 100644
--- a/tests/unit/cli/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/unit/cli/test_cli.py
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ def test_config(monkeypatch) -> None:
         retry_count: 3
         retry_delay: 5
       result_store: sqlite
+      skip_newer_archive_check: false
   amazon:
     max_allowed_alas_http_403: 25
     request_timeout: 125
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ def test_config(monkeypatch) -> None:
         retry_count: 3
         retry_delay: 5
       result_store: sqlite
+      skip_newer_archive_check: false
     security_advisories:
       '2': https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/alas.rss
       '2022': https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2022/alas.rss
@@ -173,11 +175,13 @@ def test_config(monkeypatch) -> None:
         retry_count: 3
         retry_delay: 5
       result_store: sqlite
+      skip_newer_archive_check: false
   common:
     import_results:
       enabled: false
       host: ''
       path: providers/{provider_name}/listing.json
+      skip_newer_archive_check: false
   debian:
     releases:
       bookworm: '12'
@@ -202,6 +206,7 @@ def test_config(monkeypatch) -> None:
         retry_count: 3
         retry_delay: 5
       result_store: sqlite
+      skip_newer_archive_check: false
   github:
     api_url: https://api.github.com/graphql
     request_timeout: 125
@@ -218,6 +223,7 @@ def test_config(monkeypatch) -> None:
         retry_count: 3
         retry_delay: 5
       result_store: sqlite
+      skip_newer_archive_check: false
     token: secret
   mariner:
     allow_versions:
@@ -237,6 +243,7 @@ def test_config(monkeypatch) -> None:
         retry_count: 3
         retry_delay: 5
       result_store: sqlite
+      skip_newer_archive_check: false
   nvd:
     api_key: secret
     overrides_enabled: false
@@ -255,6 +262,7 @@ def test_config(monkeypatch) -> None:
         retry_count: 3
         retry_delay: 5
       result_store: sqlite
+      skip_newer_archive_check: false
   oracle:
     request_timeout: 125
     runtime:
@@ -270,6 +278,7 @@ def test_config(monkeypatch) -> None:
         retry_count: 3
         retry_delay: 5
       result_store: sqlite
+      skip_newer_archive_check: false
   rhel:
     full_sync_interval: 2
     parallelism: 4
@@ -287,6 +296,7 @@ def test_config(monkeypatch) -> None:
         retry_count: 3
         retry_delay: 5
       result_store: sqlite
+      skip_newer_archive_check: false
     skip_namespaces:
       - rhel:3
       - rhel:4
@@ -309,6 +319,7 @@ def test_config(monkeypatch) -> None:
         retry_count: 3
         retry_delay: 5
       result_store: sqlite
+      skip_newer_archive_check: false
   ubuntu:
     additional_versions: {}
     enable_rev_history: true
@@ -329,6 +340,7 @@ def test_config(monkeypatch) -> None:
         retry_count: 3
         retry_delay: 5
       result_store: sqlite
+      skip_newer_archive_check: false
   wolfi:
     request_timeout: 125
     runtime:
@@ -344,6 +356,7 @@ def test_config(monkeypatch) -> None:
         retry_count: 3
         retry_delay: 5
       result_store: sqlite
+      skip_newer_archive_check: false
 root: ./data
 """
     assert expected_output.strip() in res.output