diff --git a/calibre-plugin/fff_plugin.py b/calibre-plugin/fff_plugin.py
index 63f0621ed..f1a85704c 100644
--- a/calibre-plugin/fff_plugin.py
+++ b/calibre-plugin/fff_plugin.py
@@ -1548,7 +1548,7 @@ def prep_download_loop(self,book,
                         if chaptercount == urlchaptercount:
                             if collision == UPDATE:
                                 raise NotGoingToDownload(_("Already contains %d chapters.")%chaptercount,'edit-undo.png',showerror=False)
-                        elif chaptercount > urlchaptercount:
+                        elif chaptercount > urlchaptercount and not (collision == UPDATEALWAYS and adapter.getConfig('force_update_epub_always')):
                             raise NotGoingToDownload(_("Existing epub contains %d chapters, web site only has %d. Use Overwrite to force update.") % (chaptercount,urlchaptercount),'dialog_error.png')
                         elif chaptercount == 0:
                             raise NotGoingToDownload(_("FanFicFare doesn't recognize chapters in existing epub, epub is probably from a different source. Use Overwrite to force update."),'dialog_error.png')
diff --git a/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini b/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
index 6954370cf..0300d611a 100644
--- a/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
+++ b/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
@@ -1286,6 +1286,17 @@ nook_img_fix:true
 ## useful for CLI and web service--the calibre plugin doesn't need it.
 #calibre_series_meta:false
 
+## By default, FanFicFare will not update an existing EPUB that has
+## more chapters than the story does on the source site.  When
+## force_update_epub_always:true FFF will ignore that check when using
+## 'Update EPUB Always' (plugin) or -U/--update-epub-always (CLI) and
+## will discard chapters in the EPUB that are not listed on the source
+## site anymore.
+## This can be useful for authors that remove and/or replace chapters.
+## Recommended to be set for individual stories or sites rather than
+## under [defaults] or [epub].
+#force_update_epub_always:false
+
 [html]
 
 ## include images from img tags in the body and summary of
diff --git a/fanficfare/cli.py b/fanficfare/cli.py
index 3b7b2a16a..97747f4aa 100644
--- a/fanficfare/cli.py
+++ b/fanficfare/cli.py
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ def do_download(arg,
 
             if chaptercount == urlchaptercount and not options.metaonly and not options.updatealways:
                 print('%s already contains %d chapters.' % (output_filename, chaptercount))
-            elif chaptercount > urlchaptercount:
+            elif chaptercount > urlchaptercount and not (options.updatealways and adapter.getConfig('force_update_epub_always')):
                 warn('%s contains %d chapters, more than source: %d.' % (output_filename, chaptercount, urlchaptercount))
             elif chaptercount == 0:
                 warn("%s doesn't contain any recognizable chapters, probably from a different source.  Not updating." % output_filename)
diff --git a/fanficfare/configurable.py b/fanficfare/configurable.py
index c8b7d9907..840f9a708 100644
--- a/fanficfare/configurable.py
+++ b/fanficfare/configurable.py
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ def get_valid_set_options():
                'logpage_at_end':(None,['epub'],boollist),
 
                'calibre_series_meta':(None,['epub'],boollist),
+               'force_update_epub_always':(None,['epub'],boollist),
 
                'windows_eol':(None,['txt'],boollist),
 
@@ -412,6 +413,7 @@ def get_valid_keywords():
                  'include_logpage',
                  'logpage_at_end',
                  'calibre_series_meta',
+                 'force_update_epub_always',
                  'include_subject_tags',
                  'include_titlepage',
                  'include_tocpage',
diff --git a/fanficfare/defaults.ini b/fanficfare/defaults.ini
index e6e17d26d..0f0a5f3ec 100644
--- a/fanficfare/defaults.ini
+++ b/fanficfare/defaults.ini
@@ -1285,6 +1285,17 @@ nook_img_fix:true
 ## useful for CLI and web service--the calibre plugin doesn't need it.
 #calibre_series_meta:false
 
+## By default, FanFicFare will not update an existing EPUB that has
+## more chapters than the story does on the source site.  When
+## force_update_epub_always:true FFF will ignore that check when using
+## 'Update EPUB Always' (plugin) or -U/--update-epub-always (CLI) and
+## will discard chapters in the EPUB that are not listed on the source
+## site anymore.
+## This can be useful for authors that remove and/or replace chapters.
+## Recommended to be set for individual stories or sites rather than
+## under [defaults] or [epub].
+#force_update_epub_always:false
+
 [html]
 
 ## include images from img tags in the body and summary of