diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0baeb313..36c26818 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ build/
 dist/
 
 # Light Curve Data
-sndata/sweetspot/whircs
+sndata/data
 
 # Testing cache files
 .pytest_cache/
diff --git a/docs/source/change_log.rst b/docs/source/change_log.rst
index c2aedeb2..65504f21 100644
--- a/docs/source/change_log.rst
+++ b/docs/source/change_log.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ Change Log
 This page documents any API changes between different versions of the
 ``sndata`` package.
 
+V 1.1.1
+-------
+
+- Fixes bug where existing data is not skipped during download by default.
+
 V 1.1.0
 -------
 
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 9673511d..5fc23580 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 author = 'Daniel Perrefort'
 
 # The short X.Y version
-version = '1.0.0'
+version = '1.1.1'
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
 release = version
diff --git a/docs/source/index.rst b/docs/source/index.rst
index 712f72eb..7910c54a 100644
--- a/docs/source/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/index.rst
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ data release may have from the rest of the package. In general you should:
 Available Data
 --------------
 
+SNData provides data access for the following supernova surveys. If you are
+having issues downloading data for a particular survey or data release, please
+check the `Server Status Page`_.
+
 +------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+---------------+
 | Survey Name                                          | Data Release             | Data Type     |
 +======================================================+==========================+===============+
@@ -68,8 +72,6 @@ Available Data
 +------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+---------------+
 + Joint Light-Curve Analysis                           | `Betoule et al. 2014`_   | Photometric   |
 +------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+---------------+
-+ Lick Observatory Supernova Search                    | `Stahl et al. 2019`_     | Photometric   |
-+------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+---------------+
 |                                                      | `Sako et al. 2018`_      | Photometric   |
 + Sloan Digital Sky Survey                             +--------------------------+---------------+
 |                                                      | `Sako et al. 2018`_      | Spectroscopic |
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ Available Data
 + Sweetspot                                            | `Weyant et al. 2018`_    | Photometric   |
 +------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+---------------+
 
+.. _Server Status Page: https://stats.uptimerobot.com/gQ8lkslGWO
 .. _DR1: https://csp.obs.carnegiescience.edu/news-items/CSP_spectra_DR1
 .. _DR3: https://csp.obs.carnegiescience.edu/news-items/csp-dr3-photometry-released
 .. _SN3YR: https://des.ncsa.illinois.edu/releases/sn
diff --git a/sndata/__init__.py b/sndata/__init__.py
index a53c3d16..0ab37203 100644
--- a/sndata/__init__.py
+++ b/sndata/__init__.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from . import *
 from ._combine_data import CombinedDataset, get_zp
 
-__version__ = '1.1.0'
+__version__ = '1.1.1'
 __author__ = 'Daniel Perrefort'
 __license__ = 'GPL 3.0'
 
diff --git a/sndata/utils.py b/sndata/utils.py
index 42852419..2e18db4d 100644
--- a/sndata/utils.py
+++ b/sndata/utils.py
@@ -180,14 +180,11 @@ def download_file(
         verbose: Print status to stdout
     """
 
-    response = requests.get(url, timeout=timeout)
-    response.raise_for_status()
-
     if file_obj is None:
         if path is None:
             raise ValueError('Must specify either ``path`` or ``file_obj``')
 
-        # Skip downcload if file already exists or url unavailable
+        # Skip download if file already exists or url unavailable
         path = Path(path)
         if not (force or not path.exists()):
             return
@@ -195,10 +192,12 @@ def download_file(
         path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         file_obj = open(path, 'wb')
 
-    # Establish remote connection
     if verbose:
         print(f'Fetching {url}')
 
+    # Establish remote connection
+    response = requests.get(url, timeout=timeout)
+    response.raise_for_status()
     file_obj.write(response.content)
 
     if path: