diff --git a/worker.cpp b/worker.cpp
index fb9727c..78b88eb 100644
--- a/worker.cpp
+++ b/worker.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ Worker::Worker(int customerNr,
                QString pluginName,
                QString workingDirectory,
                bool noUpdatePsaHardware,
+               bool alwaysDownloadConfig,
+               bool alwaysDownloadDC,
                bool dryRun,
                QObject *parent,
                char const *serialInterface,
@@ -131,6 +133,8 @@ Worker::Worker(int customerNr,
   , m_customerRepositoryPath(QString("%1/%2.git").arg(repositoryUrl).arg(m_customerNrStr))
   , m_customerRepository(QDir::cleanPath(m_workingDirectory + QDir::separator() + m_customerNrStr))
   , m_noUpdatePsaHardware(noUpdatePsaHardware)
+  , m_alwaysDownloadConfig(alwaysDownloadConfig)
+  , m_alwaysDownloadDC(alwaysDownloadDC)
   , m_dryRun(dryRun)
   , m_parent(parent)
   , m_serialInterface(serialInterface)
@@ -638,6 +642,39 @@ bool Worker::filesToUpdate() {
     // always execute contents of opkg_commands-file
     m_filesToUpdate << "etc/psa_update/opkg_commands";
 
+    if (m_alwaysDownloadConfig) {
+#if 0
+        QStringList lst(QString("m_alwaysDownloadConfig NOT TESTED"));
+        CONSOLE(lst) << UPDATE_STEP::UPDATE_REPOSITORY;
+        // always download all json-config files, even if none of them have been
+        // changed in the git repository. useful for first installation.
+        QDir dir(QDir::cleanPath(m_customerRepository + QDir::separator() + "etc/psa_config"));
+        if (dir.exists()) {
+            QStringList jsons = dir.entryList(QStringList() << "DC2C*.json", QDir::Files);
+            if (!jsons.isEmpty()) {
+                m_filesToUpdate << jsons;
+            }
+        }
+#endif
+    }
+
+    if (m_alwaysDownloadDC) {
+#if 0
+        QStringList lst(QString("m_alwaysDownloadDC NOT TESTED"));
+        CONSOLE(lst) << UPDATE_STEP::UPDATE_REPOSITORY;
+        // always download the last dc-binary, even if not changed in the
+        // git repository. useful for first installation.
+        QDir dir(QDir::cleanPath(m_customerRepository + QDir::separator() + "etc/psa_update"));
+        if (dir.exists()) {
+            QStringList dc = dir.entryList(QStringList() << "dc2c*.bin", QDir::Files,
+                                           QDir::SortFlag::Time | QDir::SortFlag::Reversed);
+            if (!dc.isEmpty()) {
+                m_filesToUpdate << dc.first();
+            }
+        }
+#endif
+    }
+
     if (std::optional<QString> changes = m_gc.gitPull()) {
         if (!changes.value().contains("Already up to date")) {
             if (std::optional<QStringList> changedFileNames = m_gc.gitDiff(changes.value())) {
@@ -652,7 +689,6 @@ bool Worker::filesToUpdate() {
         return false;
     }
 
-
     return true;
 }